Leighton–Linslade is a

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...

in the district of

Central Bedfordshire Central Bedfordshire is a unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, England. It was created in 2009. Formation Central Bedfordshire was created on 1 April 2009 as part of a structural reform of local government in Bedfor ...

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, with a population of 37,469 at the 2011 Census.

History

Leighton-Linslade Urban District Leighton-Linslade was an urban district in Bedfordshire, England from 1965 to 1974. Formation Leighton-Linslade Urban District was created on 1 April 1965 as a merger of Leighton Buzzard Urban District in Bedfordshire and Linslade Urban Dist ...

was formed in 1965 by the merger of Leighton Buzzard Urban District, and

Linslade Urban District Linslade was an urban district in the administrative county of Buckinghamshire, England from 1897 to 1965. Origins When parish and district councils were established in December 1894 under the Local Government Act 1894, the parish of Linslade wa ...

(previously in Buckinghamshire). Under the Local Government Act 1972 the district was merged into South Bedfordshire in 1974, and was downgraded to a

successor parish Successor parishes are civil parishes with a parish council, created in England in 1974. They replaced, with the same boundaries, a selected group of urban districts and municipal boroughs: a total of 300 successor parishes were formed from the ...

Geography

It consists of the settlements of Leighton Buzzard and

Linslade Linslade is a town in the Central Bedfordshire unitary authority area of Bedfordshire, England. It borders the town of Leighton Buzzard, with which it forms the civil parish of Leighton-Linslade (where the 2011 Census population was included). ...

, which have a single town council. The

River Ouzel The River Ouzel , also known as the River Lovat, is a river in England, and a tributary of the River Great Ouse. It rises in the Chiltern Hills and flows north to join the Ouse at Newport Pagnell. It is usually called the ''River Ouzel'' ...

provides the border between the parts, with Leighton to the east and Linslade to the west. The two are served by

Leighton Buzzard railway station Leighton Buzzard railway station serves the towns of Leighton Buzzard and Linslade in the county of Bedfordshire and nearby areas of Buckinghamshire. Actually situated in Linslade, the station is north west of London Euston and is served by L ...

, which is actually on the western side.

Governance

The local council is Leighton–Linslade Town Council. Leighton–Linslade is recognised as a Cycling town by Cycling England, from whom it receives funding to promote cycle use. The parish participates in international

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: * Coulommiers (

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) *

Titisee-Neustadt Titisee-Neustadt () is a municipality in the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is made up of the six communities of Neustadt, Langenordnach, Rudenberg, Titisee, Schwärzenbach and Waldau. The town ...

, (

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) – since 1991

Arms

Freedom of the Town

The following people and military units have received the Freedom of the Town of Leighton–Linslade.

Individuals

* Mr Walter "Wally" Randall: 10 November 2019.

Military Units

RAF Stanbridge RAF Stanbridge (originally RAF Leighton Buzzard) was a non-flying RAF station situated on the outskirts of Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England and located west of the village of Stanbridge, Bedfordshire. For the majority of its life the ...

: 27 April 1987. * 1003 (Leighton Buzzard) Squadron

Air Training Corps The Air Training Corps (ATC) is a British volunteer-military youth organisation. They are sponsored by the Ministry of Defence and the Royal Air Force. The majority of staff are volunteers, and some are paid for full-time work – including C ...

: 29 January 2001.

References

External links

Leighton-LinsladeLeighton-Linslade History
Civil parishes in Bedfordshire Central Bedfordshire District {{Bedfordshire-geo-stub