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Barnfield, Luton

Coordinates: 51°54′14″N 0°25′05″W / 51.904°N 0.418°W / 51.904; -0.418
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Barnfield
Barnfield is located in Bedfordshire
Barnfield
Barnfield
Location within Bedfordshire
Population7,032 (est.).[1]
OS grid referenceTL088240
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLUTON
Postcode districtLU3
Dialling code01582
PoliceBedfordshire
FireBedfordshire and Luton
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Bedfordshire
51°54′14″N 0°25′05″W / 51.904°N 0.418°W / 51.904; -0.418

Barnfield is a suburb of Luton, in the Luton district, in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, 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

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The area is home to Barnfield College, a vocational college, and Luton Sixth Form College, 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 runs through it and there is a green space surrounding the path of the river.

Politics

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Map of Luton showing Barnfield

Barnfield is part of the larger Barnfield ward, which also includes Bushmead. The ward is represented by Cllr David Franks (Liberal Democrats) and Cllr Amjid Ali (Liberal Democrats).[2] The ward forms part of the parliamentary constituency of Luton North, and the MP is Sarah Owen (Labour).

Local attractions

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Key
Abbey/Priory/Cathedral
Accessible open space Accessible open space
Amusement/Theme Park
Castle
Country Park Country Park
English Heritage
Forestry Commission
Heritage railway Heritage railway
Historic house Historic House
Places of Worship Places of Worship
Museum (free)
Museum
Museum (free/not free)
National Trust National Trust
Theatre
Zoo

Local newspapers

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Two weekly newspapers cover Barnfield, although they are not specific to the area.

  • Herald and Post[3]
  • Luton News[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "CMIS > Councillors".
  3. ^ Herald and Post
  4. ^ Luton News
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