New Town, Luton

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New Town
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New Town
Location within Bedfordshire
OS grid reference TL093202
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town LUTON
Postcode district LU1
Dialling code 01582
Police Bedfordshire
Fire Bedfordshire and Luton
Ambulance East of England
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51°52′15″N0°24′49″W / 51.8708°N 0.4135°W / 51.8708; -0.4135

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 Lutonwardmap.jpg
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.

Local attractions

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AP Icon.svg Abbey/Priory/Cathedral
UKAL icon.svg Accessible open space
Themepark uk icon.png Amusement/Theme Park
CL icon.svg Castle
Country parks.svg Country Park
EH icon.svg English Heritage
Forestry Commission
HR icon.svg Heritage railway
HH icon.svg Historic House
AP Icon.svg Places of Worship
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Museum (free/not free)
NTE icon.svg National Trust
Drama-icon.svg Theatre
Zoo icon.jpg Zoo

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References

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  2. "CMIS > Councillors".
  3. Herald and Post
  4. Luton News