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
Bedfordshire and Luton
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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 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

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

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

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

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

References

  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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