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No. 26 Group RAF was formed during August 1918 in the First World War controlling units within Egypt, it was disbanded during March 1919. The group was reformed on 1 December 1937 as No. 26 (Training) Group at The Hyde, Hendon, London controlling all the Elementary and Reserve Flying Training Schools.
Leighton Buzzard (/ ˈ l eɪ t ən ˈ b ʌ z ər d / ⓘ LAY-tən BUZ-ərd) is a market town in Bedfordshire, England, in the southwest of the county and close to the Buckinghamshire border.
Grovebury Priory, also known as La Grave or Grava was a priory in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England. It was established in 1164 and disestablished in 1414. It was established in 1164 and disestablished in 1414.
Leedon is a former hamlet in Bedfordshire, England, which is now part of Leighton Buzzard town. [1] Originally, Leedon was a small rural settlement and was part of the Eggington civil parish. However, the expansion of Leighton Buzzard eastwards led to Leedon being encompassed in the wider Leighton-Linslade urban area. Today, Leedon represents ...
RAF Leighton Buzzard was created to be the main Central Exchange and Wireless Telegraph station for the RAF's telephone and telegraph network, which had been established from 1936. [1] The site was chosen for its good wireless reception, proximity to the existing GPO trunk telephone network, and lack of other apparent military significance.
Bedfordshire boasts a 40-mile (64 km) walk traversing the county from Leighton Buzzard at the southern endpoint and Sandy, Bedfordshire/Gamlingay in southern Cambridgeshire to the east; this is called the Greensand Ridge Walk. For cyclists, there is a parallel route called the Greensand Cycle Way that follows minor country roads.
The locomotive was sold to Henry Williams [citation needed], who in turn sold her to the Leighton Buzzard Light Railway in 1969. [ citation needed ] At some point, Doll was temporarily withdrawn from service at the Leighton Buzzard Narrow Gauge Railway, at which point she received a new all-welded boiler from Bennett Boiler and a full bottom ...
Leighton–Linslade is a civil parish in the district of Central Bedfordshire in Bedfordshire, England.It was formed in 1965 as a merger of Leighton Buzzard and Linslade, which prior to 1965 had been administratively separate urban districts.