Warden Hill is a suburb of Luton, about north of the town centre, and part of the Borough of Luton, in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, England. It is roughly bounded by Central Bedfordshire to the north; Enderby Road, the A6 and Weybourne Drive to the south; Birdsfoot Lane, Grasmere Road, Icknield Way, and the A6 to the west; and Warden Hill and Galley Hill to the east.

History

Warden Hill is named after the hill overlooking it. Formerly part of the parish of Streatley, Warden Hill was a small hamlet centred on the junction of Icknield Way and the A6 until the 1960s. Nearby Galley Hill was formerly a place of public execution. In the 1960s and 1970s, Warden Hill grew to be a small village, until Luton grew around it in the late 1980s and 1990s.

Local area

Warden Hill Infant and Junior schools are in the area, as well as Luton's only Catholic Secondary school,

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. There is also a church and community centre, a golf course and a pub, The Warden Tavern.

Geography

Neighbouring areas of Warden Hill are

Bramingham Bramingham is a suburb of Luton, in the Borough of Luton district, in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, England. The area is situated in the north of the town and is roughly bounded by the A6 to the east, Great Bramingham Wood to the west, t ...

to the west, and

Bushmead Bushmead is a suburb of Luton, in the Luton district, in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, England, towards the north of the town. The area is roughly bounded by Weybourne Drive to the north, Bradgers Hill Road to the south, Old Bedford Road ...

and

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to the south. Galley Hill and Warden Hill overlook the area; the latter being the higher and wider of the two. The hills are designated a local nature reserve and

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. There are a number of rare species, including butterflies, moths and flowers. The Icknield Way Path passes through the hills on its route from Ivinghoe Beacon in

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to Knettishall Heath in

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Politics

Warden Hill is split between

and

Icknield Icknield is a parliamentary ward, of the Luton district, in the town of Luton, Bedfordshire, England. The ward takes its name from the Icknield Way, a pre-Roman road which passes through Luton. Situated towards the northeast of Luton, the ward is ...

wards in Luton, and is represented by Cllr Gilbert Campbell ( Conservative) and Cllr John Young (Conservative). The wards form part of the parliamentary constituency of Luton North and the MP is Sarah Owen (

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Local attractions

Local newspapers

Two weekly newspapers cover Warden Hill, although they are not specific to the area. They are the:
Herald and Post

Luton News

References

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