Putteridge is a suburb at the north-eastern edge 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 a ...

, in the Borough of Luton, in the ceremonial county of

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 ...

, England. Putteridge is a little over from Luton town centre and bordered by

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 ...

district to the north and North Hertfordshire district to the east. Wigmore Lane and Hayling Drive form the southern boundary and Cannon Lane and Stapleford Road the western.

Local area

Many of Putteridge's houses were built in the 1930s by Janes Builders of Luton. The area is home to one of Luton's cemeteries, The Vale. The

University of Bedfordshire The University of Bedfordshire is a public research university with campuses in Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire, England. The University has roots from 1882, however, it gained university status in 1993 as the University of Luton. The Universi ...

's Putteridge Bury Campus is just over the border in Hertfordshire. The area is surrounded by green space including Butterfield Green. Butterfield Green is a new industrial development currently being built. This is hoped to help boost the local economy of the area and

as a whole. Putteridge Primary School and Putteridge High School serve the local areas including Stopsley, Round Green and Wigmore.

Putteridge Bury

The house at Putteridge Bury was built in the style of Chequers by architects Sir

Ernest George Sir Ernest George (13 June 1839 – 8 December 1922) was a British architect, landscape and architectural watercolourist, and etcher. Life and work Born in London, Ernest George began his architectural training in 1856, under Samuel Hewit ...

and Alfred Yeats and was completed in 1911. The grounds were designed by Edwin L Lutyens with advice from Gertrude Jekyll.

Politics

The area of Putteridge is part of the Stopsley and Wigmore wards, which form part of the

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 poli ...

of Luton South and the MP is

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 ...

( Labour).

Local Attractions

Local newspapers

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

Luton News

References

James Dyer, ''The Stopsley Book'', Book Castle, 1998, ,

External links

Putteridge High School
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