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Luton (/ ˈ l uː t ən / ⓘ) [7] is a town and borough in Bedfordshire, England.The borough had a population of 225,262 at the 2021 census. [5] [8]Luton is on the River Lea, 32 miles (50 km) north-west of London, [9] 18 miles (29 km) north-west of Hertford, 20 miles (32 km) south of Bedford [9] and 23 miles (37 km) south-east of Milton Keynes.
The original town hall was destroyed in 1919 during the Peace Day celebrations at the end of the First World War; local people including many ex-servicemen were unhappy with unemployment and had been refused the use of a local park to hold celebratory events, and so stormed the town hall setting it on fire. (See Luton Town Hall) A replacement ...
Luton Town Football Club is a professional football club from Luton, Bedfordshire, England. The club currently competes in the EFL Championship , the second tier of the English football pyramid . Nicknamed "The Hatters", Luton Town have played their home games at Kenilworth Road since 1905.
Luton, Bedfordshire, England is an ethnically and culturally diverse town of 203,201 people. [1] It's primarily urban, with a population density of 4,696/km 2 (12,160/sq mi). Luton has seen several waves of immigration.
A map of Luton's 19 wards. This is a list of places in Luton, Bedfordshire, England. Luton is a large town, 30 miles (50 km) north of London – one of the largest in England without city status. Over the years Luton has expanded, taking in former neighbouring villages and hamlets, as well as by the construction of new estates and localities.
Luton's first elected local authority was a local board established in 1850, prior to which the town had been administered by the parish vestry. [5] The town became a municipal borough in 1876 governed by a body formally called the 'mayor, aldermen and burgesses of the borough of Luton', generally known as the corporation, town council or borough council.
Luton Town Performances from 1897 until 2023. Luton Town Football Club is an English football club, founded in 1885. [1] After becoming the first professional team in the south of England in 1891, [2] Luton joined The Football League in 1897 before leaving three years later. [3]
Vauxhall came to Luton in 1905, just two years after the company had started to make cars. [1] The company was taken over by GM in 1925 but continued to develop and build its own vehicles in Luton. In 1931 the truck and bus arm Bedford was created, the first Bedford vehicles were reworked Chevrolet vehicles but Bedford soon became a unique ...