New Town, Luton

New Town
New Town
New Town shown within Bedfordshire
Population Within South ward
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
EU Parliament East of England
UK Parliament

New Town is a district of Luton just south east of the town centre. 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.

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. 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. 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 the South ward. The ward forms part of the parliamentary constituency of Luton South, and the MP is Gavin Shuker (Labour). South is situated within the East of England (European Parliament constituency).

Map of Luton showing South Ward which contains New Town

Local Newspapers

Two weekly newspapers are delivered free to all the houses in New Town. However they are not specific to New Town. They are:

Local Attractions

References

  1. ↑ "Luton Facts & Trivia". Shout Luton!. Archived from the original on January 1, 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
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