Portal:Luton

The Luton Portal Topics Culture Geography Health History Mathematics Nature People Philosophy Religion Society Technology Template:/box-header Luton is a large town in the east of England, 32 miles (51 kilometres) north of London. Historically, Luton is within the county of Bedfordshire, and since 1997, the town has been a unitary authority. Luton, along with its near neighbours of Dunstable and Houghton Regis, form the Luton/Dunstable Urban Area with a population of over 230,000. Template:/box-footer Template:/box-header London Luton Airport is the fourth largest airport serving the London area. Just over 10million passenger passed through the airport in 2008, making it the 5th busiest airport in the UK. The airport serves as a hub for easyJet, Monarch Airlines, Thomson Airways, Wizz Air and Ryanair. Template:/box-footer Template:/box-header Acworth Court, a block of flats situated in Hockwell Ring Template:/box-footer Template:/box-header Portal:Luton/Luton Project Template:/box-footer Template:/box-header ▼ Luton ► People from Luton ► University of Bedfordshire Barnfield Biscot Bramingham Challney Crawley Green Dallow Farley Hill High Town Icknield Leagrave Lewsey Limbury-cum-Biscot Northwell Round Green Saints South ward Stopsley Sundon Park Wigmore More about Places within Luton Template:/box-footer Template:/box-header The first indoor shopping centre in Europe was in Luton. Template:/box-footer “ multicultural, without being cultural. ” ~ Michael Smith, from his road movie about Britain [1] London Transport England United Kingdom Template:/box-header Luton has excellent transport links and is situated less than 30 miles north of the centre of London, giving it good links with the City and other parts of the country via the motorway network and the National Rail system. Luton is also home to London Luton Airport, one of the major feeder airports for London and the southeast. Luton is also served by a bus service run by Arriva and a large taxi network. As a Unitary Authority, Luton Borough Council is responsible for the local highways and public transport in the Borough and licensing of Taxis. Template:/box-footer The following Wikimedia sister projects provide more on this subject: