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Blow's Down (or Blow's Downs) is a 33.1-hectare (82-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Dunstable in Bedfordshire.It was notified in 1989 under Section 28 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, and the local planning authority is Central Bedfordshire Council.
Dunstable had been an ancient borough between the 12th and 16th centuries, but lost its borough status following the English Reformation. [16] In 1863 the parish of Dunstable was made a local government district, governed by a local board. [17] One of the new board's first acts was to petition for the town to be made a borough again.
The company was established in 2002 as the Corovest International Real Estate Fund. It was floated on the Alternative Investment Market in 2006. [2] It changed its name to Redefine International in 2008 and converted to a Real estate investment trust listed on the London Stock Exchange in 2013. [3]
Houseful Limited [2] is a British residential property software, data, and insight company based in London, England, owned by Silver Lake Partners. [3] [4]Its brands include the property website Zoopla, automated valuations (AVMs) provider Hometrack, and software brand Alto. [5]
Whipsnade Zoo, formerly known as ZSL Whipsnade Zoo and Whipsnade Wild Animal Park, is a zoo and safari park located at Whipsnade, near Dunstable in Bedfordshire, England. It is one of two zoos (the other being London Zoo in Regent's Park, London) that are owned by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), a charity devoted to the worldwide conservation of animals and their habitats.
The town of Dunstable was incorporated in 1673, and originally covered a large area, from Milford, New Hampshire to Tyngsborough, Massachusetts.Early growth was slow, and the community remained predominantly agricultural into the mid-20th century.
The borough council’s old offices at Grove House and Priory House continued to be used as offices of the new South Bedfordshire District Council. No successor parish was created for Dunstable at the time of the 1974 changes, but a Dunstable Town Council was later created, coming into operation on 1 April 1985. [21]
Dunstable Town Hall, demolished in 1966. The building started life as a public house known as the Duke of Bedford's Arms: it was built by a local builder, John Swindall, and was completed in 1747. [2] [3] [4] The house and estate were acquired by a local land-owner, John Miller, and converted into a private residence in the late 18th century. [4]