New_Town,_Luton

New Town, Luton

New Town, Luton

Human settlement in England

New Town is a district of Luton, just south east of the town centre, in Bedfordshire, England. It is roughly bounded by Castle Street and London Road to the west, Seymour Road to the east, New Town Street to the north, and Cutenhoe Road to the south.

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Local area

Castle Street was the site of a medieval castle.[1] The district has characteristic pubs and has traditionally been a working class area of the town.[citation needed] To alleviate the housing shortage of the 1960s several multi-story flats were built and an industrial park was added in the 1980s to attract new industries.[citation needed] The ring road, which passes nearby, was created at the same time to ease traffic congestion from the M1 motorway to the ever expanding Luton Airport.

Politics

New Town is part of South ward, which is represented by Cllr David Agbley (Labour), Cllr Fatima Begum (Labour) and Cllr Javeria Hussain (Labour).[2]

The ward forms part of the parliamentary constituency of Luton South and the MP is Rachel Hopkins (Labour).

Map of Luton showing South Ward which contains New Town

Local newspapers

Two weekly newspapers cover New Town, although they are not specific to the area.

  • Herald and Post[3]
  • Luton News[4]

Local attractions

Key
Abbey/Priory/Cathedral
Accessible open spaceAccessible open space
Amusement/Theme Park
Castle
Country ParkCountry Park
English Heritage
Forestry Commission
Heritage railwayHeritage railway
Historic houseHistoric House
Places of WorshipPlaces of Worship
Museum (free)
Museum		Museum (free/not free)
National TrustNational Trust
Theatre
Zoo

References

  1. [1]
    "Luton Facts & Trivia". Shout Luton!. Archived from the original on 1 January 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  2. [2]
    "CMIS > Councillors".
  3. [3]
    Herald and Post
  4. [4]
    Luton News
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