Saints 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 Ceremonial counties, formally known as ''counties for the purposes of the lieutenancies'', are areas of England to which lord-lieutenant, lord-lieutenants are appointed. A lord-lieutenant is the Monarchy of the United Kingdom, monarch's repres ...

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. It is located off New Bedford Road and two miles north of the Luton

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. The area is bounded by 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 ...

to the north, Montrose Avenue to the south, Blundell Road and Leagrave Road to the west, and the A6 to the east.

History

Moated houses still existed in around

Limbury Limbury is a suburb of Luton, in the Luton district, in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, England, and was formerly a village before Luton expanded around it. The area is roughly bounded by Bramingham Road to the north, Marsh Road to the so ...

at the beginning of the 20th century. The Moat House, which is now in Saints, is the only one remaining (now a pub/restaurant). It is the oldest secular building in South Bedfordshire. In 2007 the Moat House had its roof re-thatched. The name Saints is taken from the group of streets off Montrose Avenue that are named after early

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such as St Ethelbert, St Catherine and

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. The area is located near

Wardown Park Wardown Park is situated on the River Lee (England), River Lea in Luton. The park has various sporting facilities, is home to the Wardown Park Museum and contains formal gardens. The park is located between ''Old Bedford Road'' and the A6 road ( ...

and was an ideal location for the rich merchants and tradesmen commuting to the town centre each day during the first half of the twentieth century.

Local area

The area mainly consists of inter-war suburban housing. The central shopping area is located on Bishopscote Road, and the area also contains William Austin Junior and Infants school. Two weekly newspapers cover Saints, although they are not specific to the area: the ''Herald and Post'', and ''Luton News''.

Politics

Saints is part of the larger Saints ward, which also contains Maidenhall. The ward is represented by Cllr Javed Hussain ( Labour), Cllr Ghulam Javed ( Labour) and Cllr Summara Khurshid ( Labour). 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 ...

of Luton North, whose MP is Sarah Owen ( Labour).

References

{{Luton Areas of Luton Wards of Luton