Leighton–Linslade

Leighton-Linslade
Civil parish
Coordinates: 51°54′58″N 0°40′05″W / 51.916°N 0.668°W / 51.916; -0.668Coordinates: 51°54′58″N 0°40′05″W / 51.916°N 0.668°W / 51.916; -0.668
Country England
Primary council Central Bedfordshire
County Bedfordshire
Region East of England
Status Parish
Main settlements Leighton Buzzard
Linslade
Government
 • Type Town Council
 • UK Parliament South West Bedfordshire
 • EU Parliament East of England
Website Leighton-Linslade Parish Council

Leighton–Linslade is a civil parish in the district of Central Bedfordshire in Bedfordshire, England, with a population of 32,417 (2001 census).

It consists of the settlements of Leighton Buzzard and Linslade, which have a single town council. The River Ouzel provides the border between the parts, with Leighton to the east and Linslade to the west. The two are served by Leighton Buzzard railway station, which is actually on the western side.

Leighton-Linslade Urban District was formed in 1965 by the merger of Leighton Buzzard Urban District, and Linslade Urban District (previously in Buckinghamshire). Under the Local Government Act 1972 the district was merged into South Bedfordshire in 1974, and was downgraded to a parish.

Leighton–Linslade is recognised as a Cycling town by Cycling England, from whom it receives funding to promote cycle use.

The parish participates in international town twinning:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "British towns twinned with French towns". Archant Community Media Ltd. Retrieved 2013-07-11.

External links


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, September 14, 2013. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.