Barnfield is a suburb of

Luton Luton () is a town and borough in Bedfordshire, England. The borough had a population of 225,262 at the 2021 census. Luton is on the River Lea, about north-west of London. The town's foundation dates to the sixth century as a Saxon settleme ...

, in the

district, in the ceremonial county of

Bedfordshire Bedfordshire (; abbreviated ''Beds'') is a Ceremonial County, ceremonial county in the East of England. It is bordered by Northamptonshire to the north, Cambridgeshire to the north-east, Hertfordshire to the south and the south-east, and Buckin ...

, England. The area is roughly bounded by Old Bedford Road/Cromer Way roundabout to the north; Wardown Park and Wardown Crescent to the south; the A6 to the west; and Old Bedford Road, Elmwood Crescent and Wardown Crescent to the east.

Local area

The area is home to

Barnfield College Barnfield College is a further education college in Luton and is part of the West Herts College Group. In 2024 Ofstead rated the group as 'Good'. History Origin In 1958, Luton Technical School moved to a new building off Barnfield Avenue, and th ...

, a vocational college, and

Luton Sixth Form College Luton Sixth Form College is a sixth form college in the Barnfield, Luton, Barnfield area of Luton, Bedfordshire, England. History In 1904 Luton Council acquired the Modern School, which was a mixed-sex secondary school. This school moved into ...

, a sixth form. The area consists largely of mature semi-detached and detached houses located around Old Bedford Road. The area itself is mainly built up residential space, but the

River Lea The River Lea ( ) is in the East of England and Greater London. It originates in Bedfordshire, in the Chiltern Hills, and flows southeast through Hertfordshire, along the Essex border and into Greater London, to meet the River Thames at Bow Cr ...

runs through it and there is a green space surrounding the path of the river.

Politics

Barnfield is part of the larger Barnfield ward, which also includes

Bushmead Bushmead is a suburb of Luton, Bedfordshire, England, situated in 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 to the west, and Bradgers Hill and Stopsley C ...

. The ward is represented by Cllr David Franks ( Liberal Democrats) and Cllr Amjid Ali ( Liberal Democrats). The ward forms part of the

parliamentary constituency An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a geographical portion of a political unit, such as a country, state or province, city, or administrative region, created to provi ...

Luton North Luton North is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Sarah Owen, of the Labour Party. Constituency profile Luton North was created in 1983, primarily from the former seat of Luton West. It c ...

, and the MP is

Sarah Owen Sarah Mei Li Owen (; born 11 January 1983) is a British Labour Party politician and trade unionist who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Luton North since 2019. She is the first MP of South East Asian descent and the first female MP o ...

(Labour).

Local attractions

Local newspapers

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

External links

Luton Borough Council
{{Luton Areas of Luton Wards of Luton