Park Town is a district of Luton, just south of the town centre, centred on Park Street, in Bedfordshire, England. It is roughly bounded by Park Viaduct and Crawley Green Road to the north, New Airport Way to the south, the Midland Main Line to the east, and New Town Street and Seymour Road to the west. Park Town is one of the oldest suburbs of the now sprawling conurbation of Luton, the area first being built upon in the 19th century.[1]

Park Town
Park Town is located in Bedfordshire
Park Town
Park Town
Location within Bedfordshire
OS grid referenceTL 0971 2077
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLUTON
Postcode districtLU1
Dialling code01582
PoliceBedfordshire
FireBedfordshire and Luton
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Bedfordshire
51°52′29″N 0°24′28″W / 51.8748°N 0.4077°W / 51.8748; -0.4077

Politics edit

Park Town is part of South ward, which is represented by Cllr David Agbley (Labour), Cllr Fatima Begum (Labour) and Cllr Javeria Hussain (Labour).[2]

The ward forms part of the parliamentary constituency of Luton South and the MP is Rachel Hopkins (Labour).

 
Map of Luton showing South Ward which contains Park Town

References edit

  1. ^ "Ordnance Survey, Park Town".
  2. ^ "CMIS > Councillors".