Vauxhall Park is a suburb in east

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 ...

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, England. The area is roughly bounded by Crawley Green Road to the north,

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to the south, the Vauxhall Way to the west, and Wigmore Lane to the east.

History

The area was historically the site of Eaton Green Farm, which today is commemorated in Eaton Green Road which runs through the area. The area was built up in the 1950s as part of the rapid post-war growth of Luton. It was named Vauxhall Park after the Vauxhall Motors factory which was nearby at the time, now the site of neighbouring

Napier Park Napier Park is a suburb of Luton, in the south of the town, in Bedfordshire, England. It is roughly bounded by Harrowden Road to the north, the Midland Main Line to the south, Luton Airport to the east, and Devon Road to the West. Napier Park is ...

Local area

The area is mainly residential, with a small shopping precinct at its centre on Lyneham Road. Vauxhall Park has a church on Carteret Road, St. Francis Parish Church, and a community centre on Raynham Way. The south of the area consists of many industrial buildings and businesses close to the airport, part of the Luton Enterprise Zone.

Politics

Vauxhall Park is split between Crawley and Wigmore wards. The wards form 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 South and the MP is

Rachel Hopkins Rachel Louise Hopkins (born 30 March 1972) is a British Labour politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Luton South and South Bedfordshire, formerly Luton South, since 2019. Hopkins was a Member of Luton Borough Council ...

( Labour).

Local attractions

Local newspapers

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

Luton News

References

External links

Luton Borough Council
{{Luton Areas of Luton