Linslade
Coordinates: 51°55′27″N 0°40′39″W / 51.9243°N 0.6774°W
Linslade is a town in Bedfordshire, England. It is around one third of the way between London and Birmingham. It is located on the Bedfordshire side of the Bedfordshire-Buckinghamshire border. It is right next to the town of Leighton Buzzard. Together they form the civil parish of Leighton-Linslade. Linslade was transferred from Buckinghamshire in 1965.[2] It was previously a separate urban district in its own right. It remained part of the Diocese of Oxford until 2008 when it joined Leighton Buzzard in the Diocese of St Albans.
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 The Globe Inn in Linslade |
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 Linslade shown within Bedfordshire | |
| Population | 21,590 [1] |
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| OS grid reference | SP910259 |
| Civil parish | Leighton-Linslade |
| Unitary authority | Central Bedfordshire |
| Ceremonial county | Bedfordshire |
| Region | East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LEIGHTON BUZZARD |
| Postcode district | LU7 |
| Dialling code | 01525 |
| Police | Bedfordshire |
| Fire | Bedfordshire and Luton |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
| UK Parliament | South West Bedfordshire |
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The original Anglo-Saxon settlement of Linslade was not located at the modern site. It is further north and survives today as the hamlet of Old Linslade.[3] The present location, Linslade, experienced massive growth in the 1840s. This was associated with the construction of the Grand Union Canal and—particularly—the London and Birmingham Railway (now known as the West Coast Main Line). Linslade underwent a second major period of expansion, again associated with the railways, during the 1970s. As of the 2011 census there were 37,470 people living in Linslade.[4]
References
- ↑ Bedfordshire County Council, Population Estimates and Forecasts Archived 2009-01-05 at the Wayback Machine, sum of 2007 estimates for Linslade and Southcott wards.
- ↑ "The Transfer of Linslade to Bedfordshire". Bedford Borough Council and Central Bedfordshire Council. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ↑ "Old Linslade". Bedford Borough Council and Central Bedfordshire Council. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ↑ Office for National Statistics, 2011 Census, Usual resident population, Table KS101EW
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