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Napier Park
Napier Park is a suburb of Luton, in the south of the town, in the Luton district, in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, England. It is roughly bounded by Harrowden Road to the north, the Midland Main Line to the south, Luton Airport to the east, and Devon Road to the West. Napier Park is currently under construction (as of 2018), and is one of the newest suburbs of the town. History Napier Park was built on the former site of the Vauxhall Motors Car Factory. The factory first operated on the site in 1905 after Vauxhall moved its operations from Vauxhall in London. Vauxhall Motors was a major employer in Luton for a hundred years, with a commercial vehicle plant also operating in the Dunstable area, an aftersales warehouse in Tophill, and the Vauxhall headquarters in Park Town. Production ceased on the car factory site in 2002, and the large area of the town was cleared and laid empty for over ten years. In 2014 planning permission to redevelop the site was granted, and const ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borough Of Luton
Luton () is a town and unitary authority with borough status, in Bedfordshire, England. At the 2011 census, the Luton built-up area subdivision had a population of 211,228 and its built-up area, including the adjacent towns of Dunstable and Houghton Regis, had a population of 258,018. It is the most populous town in the county, from the County Towns of Hertford, from Bedford and from London. The town is situated on the River Lea, about north-north-west of London. The town's foundation dates to the sixth century as a Saxon outpost on the River Lea, from which Luton derives its name. Luton is recorded in the Domesday Book as ''Loitone'' and ''Lintone'' and one of the largest churches in Bedfordshire, St Mary's Church, was built in the 12th century. There are local museums which explore Luton's history in Wardown Park and Stockwood Park. Luton was, for many years, widely known for hatmaking and also had a large Vauxhall Motors factory. Car production at the plant began ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luton DART
The Luton DART is a forthcoming automated guided people mover (light metro) which will connect Luton Airport Parkway station and Luton Airport in Bedfordshire, England. DART is an acronym for Direct Air-Rail Transit. It is currently under construction and is scheduled to open in 2023. The line will replace the existing shuttle bus service, with the aim of reducing road congestion and improving journey times from London St Pancras to the airport terminal. History From the 1950s and 1960s, Luton Airport experienced an increase in business as a result of the growing package holiday market. Although the Midland Main Line passed within of the airport, there was no dedicated railway station and public transport connections to Luton Airport were limited. A shuttle bus service operated from Luton railway station, to convey rail passengers from Luton town centre to the airport terminal. Luton Airport Parkway railway station opened in 1999, providing rail connections from Luton Ai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rachel Hopkins
Rachel Louise Hopkins (born 30 March 1972) is a British politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Luton South since 2019. A member of the Labour Party, she has been a Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office since 2021. Hopkins was a Member of Luton Borough Council from 2011 to 2021, on which she served as Executive Member for Public Health. Early life and career Hopkins was born in Luton and Dunstable University Hospital and raised in Biscot. She attended Denbigh High School and then Luton Sixth Form College before going on to study at the University of Leicester. Her first full-time job was at TSB Bank. She later studied part-time for a master's degree from the University of Bedfordshire. Hopkins previously worked at the Electoral Commission and the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority. She has been a governor for Luton Sixth Form College since 2014. Hopkins served on Luton Borough Council from May 2011 until her resignation in March 2021, and w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parliamentary Constituency
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity) created to provide its population with representation in the larger state's legislative body. That body, or the state's constitution or a body established for that purpose, determines each district's boundaries and whether each will be represented by a single member or multiple members. Generally, only voters (''constituents'') who reside within the district are permitted to vote in an election held there. District representatives may be elected by a first-past-the-post system, a proportional representative system, or another voting method. They may be selected by a direct election under universal suffrage, an indirect election, or another form of suffrage. Terminology The names for electoral districts vary across countries and, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wigmore, Luton
Wigmore is a suburb of Luton about east north-east of the town centre, and a ward of the Borough of Luton, in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, England. The suburb is roughly bounded by Telscombe Way and Someries Hill to the north, Wigmore Park to the south, Buckingham Drive and Wigmore Lane to the west, and rural Hertfordshire to the east. History Until the 1970s Wigmore was agricultural. Wigmore Hall made way for housing; however, the neighbouring early 19th century Wigmore Hall Farmhouse still stands at 66 Eaton Green Road. In the 1970s extensive development began, consisting mostly of suburban low-density residential housing. The 1980s saw further development and the estate now stretches to the county border. Local area Wigmore Lane, the main road through the area, is home to Luton's only Asda supermarket. The neighbouring Wigmore Park District Centre includes a health centre, Iceland supermarket and smaller shops and eating places. The Wigmore Place office developme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crawley, Luton
Crawley Green is a suburb of south-east Luton near to London Luton Airport, in the Borough of Luton, Bedfordshire, England. The area is roughly bounded by Crawley Green Road to the north, Devon Road to the south, the Midland Main Line to the west, and Vauxhall Way to the east. History The area was historically owned by the Crawley Family, owners of the now demolished Stockwood House and Stockwood Park. Crawley Green was originally a hamlet and farm on Crawley Green Road, near its junction with Hart Lane. The old farmhouse still stands at 124 Crawley Green Road. Nether Crawley Farm was slightly further up the road near what is now Vauxhall Way. Local area The area is mainly residential. The south of the area was built up in the 1920s and 1930s during the interwar expansion of Luton, with the northern half of the area then being developed post war. In the centre of Crawley Green are Crawley Green Infant School and Wenlock Church of England Junior School, as well as a large open sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London Luton Airport
London Luton Airport is an international airport located in Luton, Bedfordshire, England, situated east of the town centre, and north of Central London. The airport is owned by London Luton Airport Ltd (LLAL), a company wholly owned by Luton Borough Council, and operated by London Luton Airport Operations Ltd (LLAOL). An airport was opened on the site on 16 July 1938. During the Second World War, the airport was used by fighters of the Royal Air Force. Commercial activity and general aviation flight training at Luton resumed during 1952. By the 1960s, Luton Airport was playing a key role in the development of the package holiday business; by 1969, a fifth of all holiday flights from the UK departed from Luton Airport. From the mid-1960s, executive aircraft have been based at the airport. During the late 1970s, an expansion plan was initiated at Luton to accommodate as many as 5 million passengers per year, although the airport experienced a reduction in passenger number ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luton Airport Parkway Railway Station
Luton Airport Parkway railway station is on the Midland Main Line in England, serving south Luton and Luton Airport in Bedfordshire. It is situated in Park Town, Luton, and is down the line from London St Pancras between to the south and to the north. Its three-letter station code is LTN, also the IATA code for the airport. The station is served by Thameslink operated trains on the Thameslink route and by East Midlands Railway. It is situated approximately west of the airport, to which it is linked by a chargeable shuttle bus service. History The Bedford–London section of the Midland Main Line was opened on 1 October 1868 by the Midland Railway to provide a new direct route into London St Pancras. The Midland Main Line had stations in the Luton area at , and . Luton Municipal Airport was opened on 16 July 1938 by the Secretary of State for Air, Kingsley Wood. During World War Two, the airport served as an RAF base for No. 264 Squadron RAF, but the airport returned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luton Hoo
Luton Hoo is an English country house and Estate (land), estate near Luton in Bedfordshire and Harpenden in Hertfordshire. Most of the estate lies within the civil parish of Hyde, Bedfordshire. The Old English language, Saxon word wikt:hoo#Etymology 4, Hoo means the spur of a hill, and is more commonly associated with East Anglia. History Pre-1762 The Manorialism, manor of Luton Hoo is not mentioned in the Domesday Book, but a family called de Hoo occupied a manor house on the site for four centuries, until the death of Thomas Hoo, Baron Hoo and Hastings, Thomas Hoo, 1st Baron Hoo and Hastings in 1455. The manor passed from the de Hoo family to the Rotherham family and then the Napier family. Successive houses were built on the site. In 1751, Francis Herne, a Member of Parliament MP for Bedford, inherited the house from his kinswoman Miss Napier. Crichton-Stuart In 1763 Francis Herne sold the estate (house), estate for £94,700 to John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute. Following an un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire (; abbreviated Beds) is a ceremonial county in the East of England. The county has been administered by three unitary authorities, Borough of Bedford, Central Bedfordshire and Borough of Luton, since Bedfordshire County Council was abolished in 2009. Bedfordshire is bordered by Cambridgeshire to the east and north-east, Northamptonshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the west and Hertfordshire to the south-east and south. It is the fourteenth most densely populated county of England, with over half the population of the county living in the two largest built-up areas: Luton (258,018) and Bedford (106,940). The highest elevation point is on Dunstable Downs in the Chilterns. History The first recorded use of the name in 1011 was "Bedanfordscir," meaning the shire or county of Bedford, which itself means "Beda's ford" (river crossing). Bedfordshire was historically divided into nine hundreds: Barford, Biggleswade, Clifton, Flitt, Manshead, Redbornestoke, S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Park Town, Luton
Park Town is a district of Luton, just south of the town centre, centred on Park Street, in the Luton district, in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, England. It is roughly bounded by Park Viaduct and Crawley Green Road to the north, New Airport Way to the South, the Midland Main Line to the East, and New Town Street and Seymour Road to the West. Park Town is one of the oldest suburbs of the now sprawling conurbation of Luton, the area first being built upon in the 19th century. Politics Park Town is part of South ward, which is represented by Cllr David Agbley (Labour), Cllr Fatima Begum (Labour) and Cllr Javeria Hussain (Labour). The ward forms part of the parliamentary constituency of Luton South and the MP is Rachel Hopkins (Labour Labour or labor may refer to: * Childbirth, the delivery of a baby * Labour (human activity), or work ** Manual labour, physical work ** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer ** Organized labour and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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