Lewsey Park is a suburb 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 an ...

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 wa ...

, England. Situated in the north-west of the town, the area is roughly bounded by Woodside Link to the North, Leagrave High Street to the south, Pastures Way to the west, and the M1 to the east.

History

Lewsey Park takes its name from the public park within its boundaries, which is also called Lewsey Park. The parkland takes its name from the neighbouring suburb of

Lewsey Lewsey is a suburb of Luton, about west north-west 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 Leagrave High Street to the north, Dunstable Road to t ...

, which in turn takes its name from a corruption of the “Lucy” family. The Lucy family owned the manor to which the land belonged from 1305 to 1455. Lewsey Park was built in the late 1980s and 1990s infilling between Hockwell Ring and

Lewsey Farm Lewsey Farm is a suburb of Luton, in the Luton district, in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, England. Situated in the north-west of the town, the area is roughly bounded by the Woodside Link to the north, Leagrave High Street to the south, ...

. It is characterised by the many closed and dead end roads of that era of estate design. More open than areas built in previous decades, Lewsey Park consists of mainly detached and semi-detached large houses, many with dormer windows or a tiled upper front façade.

Local area

At the centre of the area is a leisure centre called Lewsey Sports Park, which houses a swimming pool, gym, sports hall and café. Next door is The Club, a bar and club for the community. Across the road there is also a corner shop. Luton, Lewsey Brook, Leagrave - geograph

Luton, Lewsey Brook, Leagrave - geograph

In the south of the area is Lewsey Park (confusingly given the same name as the suburb which surrounds it). The park is a large area containing sports pitches, allotments and a play park. Lewsey Brook is a temporal water course which is a minor tributary to the

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and passes through the park.

Schools

*St. Martin de Porres Catholic Primary School

Politics

Lewsey Park is part of the larger Lewsey ward, which also includes

and

. The ward is represented by Cllr Jacqui Burnett (

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), Cllr Aslam Khan (Labour) and Council leader Cllr Hazel Simmons (Labour). The ward forms part of the

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of Luton North and the MP is

Sarah Owen Sarah Mei Li Owen (; born 11 January 1983) is a British politician and trade unionist serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Luton North since 2019. A member of the Labour Party, she has served Shadow Minister for Local Government and Faith ...

(Labour).

Local attractions

Local newspapers

Two weekly newspapers cover Lewsey Park, although they are not specific to the area. * ''Herald and Post'' * ''Luton News''''Luton News''
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References

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