Putteridge

Putteridge is a suburb of Luton, England. The area is roughly bounded by the edge of Luton to the north, Wigmore Lane and Hayling Drive to the south, Cannon Lane and Stapleford Road to the west, and the edge of Luton to the east.

Putteridge
Putteridge
Location within Bedfordshire
PopulationWithin Stopsley and Wigmore Wards
OS grid referenceTL112242
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLUTON
Postcode districtLU2
Dialling code01582
PoliceBedfordshire
FireBedfordshire and Luton
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament

Local area

The area includes the University of Bedfordshire Putteridge Bury Campus and surrounding area, which extends into Hertfordshire. Many of the houses were built in the 1930s by Janes Builders of Luton.

The area is surrounded by green space including Butterfield Green. Butterfield Green is a new industrial development currently being built. This is hoped to help boost the local economy of the area and Luton as a whole. The area is also home to one of Luton's cemeteries, The Vale.

The local schools, Putteridge Primary School and Putteridge High School serve the local areas including Stopsley, Round Green and Wigmore.

Putteridge Bury
Main article: Putteridge Bury
Putteridge Bury

The house at Putteridge Bury was built in the style of Chequers by architects Sir Ernest George and Alfred Yeats and was completed in 1911. The grounds were designed by Edwin L Lutyens with advice from Gertrude Jekyll.

Politics

The area of Putteridge is part of the Stopsley and Wigmore wards, which form part of the parliamentary constituency of Luton South and the MP is Rachel Hopkins (Labour).

Map of Luton showing Stopsley

Local Attractions

Local newspapers

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

They are the:

References

James Dyer, The Stopsley Book, Book Castle, 1998, ISBN 1-871199-04-2,

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