Linslade
Encyclopedia
Linslade is an English
town, located on the Bedfordshire
side of the Bedfordshire-Buckinghamshire
border (and roughly a third-way between London
and Birmingham
). It abuts onto the town of Leighton Buzzard
with which it forms the civil parish of Leighton-Linslade
. Linslade was transferred from Buckinghamshire in 1965, and 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. The original Anglo-Saxon
settlement of Linslade, which was prominent during the 13th century, was not located at the modern site, but is to be found further north, and survives today as the hamlet
of Old Linslade. The present location superseded the original during the 1840s, after massive growth associated with the construction of the Grand Union Canal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.
in origin, and may mean 'river crossing near a spring'. (Though other plausible meanings exist.) The original form, recorded—for example—in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
of 966
, was Hlincgelad; then linchlade, pronounced lince-lade but by the time of the Domesday Book
, in 1086, it had become Lincelada. The name continued to evolve, first appearing in its modern form in the 16th of 17th Century, but with variations continuing into the 19th Century.
Manor
, at the site of present-day Old Linslade, in 975
belonging to "Azelina", Ralph Tailbois' wife;.
After the Norman Conquest, in 1066, the manor was taken over by the de Beauchamps family. In 1251 a royal charter
was granted to William de Beauchamp to hold a weekly market
in Linslade, as well as a yearly 8-day fair
. This grant was made on account of a Holy Well or Spring, located to the north of the village, which was a site of major pilgrimage
. The holy well, which was a fabricated miracle
to bring souls to the shrinking congregation of Old Linslade, was where the canal is sited today not far from the church.
In 1299, however, Oliver Sutton
, Bishop of Lincoln
, warned pilgrims off by threatening those who did not desist with excommunication
. His reason for this is either that the well was unconsecrated or that the miracles being attested to happen at the well were in fact fraudulent. The vicar of Linslade, who did not dissuade the pilgrimages from visiting the spring because of the offerings they made, was forced to appear at the bishop's court.
Without the pilgrims, the importance of Linslade declined. But in the 15th century, the original 12th century church, dedicated to St Mary the Virgin
, was rebuilt.
.
At the beginning of the 19th Century the parish population was 203, but in
1805 the Grand Union Canal
was opened on the Linslade-side of the River Ouzel
, and in 1838 the London & North Western Railway built a railway line alongside the canal. This precipitated a rapid growth in population around the station, so that by 1840 the parish of Linslade had 869 residents. This prompted the vicar of Linslade, the Rev. B. Perkins, to set about fundraising for a school for the parish's poor, and a church for the New Town.
Fundrasing for the church was only completed by the Rev. Perkin's successor, Rev. Peter Thomas Ouvry; and its completion in 1849 marks the point that the New Town had become Linslade.
The name Chelsea Green exists as a street name in modern Linslade.
Since the 1980s expansion has been constrained by Green Belt
, with constructed limited to infilling packets of lands left undeveloped, or redeveloping older sites. But with the construction of the Linslade Western Bypass ( A4146 ), and the government demanding many more houses in the South-East, residents fear that a new period of expansion may be just around the corner.
in origin and—where those are insufficient—on Leighton Buzzard
. Facilities are, however, managed jointly for the two towns (although see traffic, below, to understand why this can be a problem).
The principle Leighton-Linslade
facilities within Linslade are Tiddenfoot Leisure Centre, which includes a swimming pool and indoor sports courts; and Leighton Buzzard Railway Station.
. Small, family run shops are clustered at the "Centre of Linslade", where three arterial roads converge to cross the canal and river. (Note, however, that Linslade's "Centre" is not its geographical centre.) Many of these buildings are Victorian
in origin, as are all pubs
, and the Hunt Hotel.
In recent years the area between the river and the canal has been redeveloped – adding Tesco
, Aldi
, and Homebase
superstores. Other high-street stores can be found in Leighton; or, failing that, at Milton Keynes
. There are also corner shops on the estates.
Catchment areas for the Leighton-Linslade mean that some Linslade children attend Middle School in Leighton Buzzard and some Leighton children attend Upper School in Linslade, adding to traffic problems.
Additional there are parks suitable for teenagers to kick around a football, and for dogs to run about, as well as fenced off play areas for young children, containing slides and swings.
; while it could equally be that Linslade is a district of a town called Leighton-Linslade, or more simply of Leighton Buzzard
.
The latter is argued for by the Post Office, who refuse to recognise Linslade in official postal addresses, notwithstanding the fact that on every road into Linslade, including the bridge over the river, there are prominent signs marking 'Linslade'. That said, even the most militant Linslader would understand the "town centre" to mean Leighton-Buzzard High Street, and the parish council of Leighton Linslade is referred to as the Town Council, on both sides of the river.
Linslade certainly owes it existence to a historical quirk; for if the county boundary had been elsewhere, then Chelsea New Town would have been considered part of Leighton Buzzard much earlier. The river, too, has played (and indeed continues to play) its part in keeping the two towns separate. But it is clear that Linslade and Leighton Buzzard are now part of a single urban entity, although it will likely be at least another a generation before the name and identity of that town emerge.
took place at a site near Bridego Bridge, between the villages of Cheddington
and Linslade. Every time a Great Train Robber was caught law dictated that they had to be brought back to the small court house at Linslade to be charged.
In 1984 Malcolm Fairley, aka The Fox, conducted a series of assaults and rapes in Leighton Buzzard and the surrounding villages, several of which took place in Linslade.
actress Ciara Janson
.
Tom Wise
, the former Member of the European Parliament
for the East of England jailed for expenses fraud lives in Linslade, as does Russell Stannard
, author of several children's book and books on science and religion, and emeritus Professor of Physics at the Open University
.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
town, located on the Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire is a ceremonial county of historic origin in England that forms part of the East of England region.It borders Cambridgeshire to the north-east, Northamptonshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the west and Hertfordshire to the south-east....
side of the Bedfordshire-Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. The county town is Aylesbury, the largest town in the ceremonial county is Milton Keynes and largest town in the non-metropolitan county is High Wycombe....
border (and roughly a third-way between London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
and Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
). It abuts onto the town of Leighton Buzzard
Leighton Buzzard
-Lower schools:*Beaudesert Lower School - Apennine Way*Clipstone Brook Lower School - Brooklands Drive*Greenleas Lower School - Derwent Road*Dovery Down Lower School - Heath Road*Heathwood Lower School - Heath Road*Leedon Lower School - Highfield Road...
with which it forms the civil parish of Leighton-Linslade
Leighton-Linslade
Leighton-Linslade is a civil parish in the district of Central Bedfordshire in Bedfordshire, England, with a population of 32,417 ....
. Linslade was transferred from Buckinghamshire in 1965, and was previously a separate urban district
Urban district
In the England, Wales and Ireland, an urban district was a type of local government district that covered an urbanised area. Urban districts had an elected Urban District Council , which shared local government responsibilities with a county council....
in its own right. It remained part of the Diocese of Oxford
Diocese of Oxford
-History:The Diocese of Oxford was created in 1541 out of part of the Diocese of Lincoln.In 1836 the Archdeaconry of Berkshire was transferred from the Diocese of Salisbury to Oxford...
until 2008 when it joined Leighton Buzzard in the Diocese of St Albans. The original Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxons
Anglo-Saxon is a term used by historians to designate the Germanic tribes who invaded and settled the south and east of Great Britain beginning in the early 5th century AD, and the period from their creation of the English nation to the Norman conquest. The Anglo-Saxon Era denotes the period of...
settlement of Linslade, which was prominent during the 13th century, was not located at the modern site, but is to be found further north, and survives today as the hamlet
Hamlet
The Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, or more simply Hamlet, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601...
of Old Linslade. The present location superseded the original during the 1840s, after massive growth associated with the construction of the Grand Union Canal
Grand Union Canal
The Grand Union Canal in England is part of the British canal system. Its main line connects London and Birmingham, stretching for 137 miles with 166 locks...
and—particularly—the London and Birmingham Railway
London and Birmingham Railway
The London and Birmingham Railway was an early railway company in the United Kingdom from 1833 to 1846, when it became part of the London and North Western Railway ....
(Now known as the West Coast Main Line
West Coast Main Line
The West Coast Main Line is the busiest mixed-traffic railway route in Britain, being the country's most important rail backbone in terms of population served. Fast, long-distance inter-city passenger services are provided between London, the West Midlands, the North West, North Wales and the...
). Linslade underwent a second major period of expansion, again associated with the railways, during the 1970s.
Etymology
The name Linslade is Anglo SaxonOld English language
Old English or Anglo-Saxon is an early form of the English language that was spoken and written by the Anglo-Saxons and their descendants in parts of what are now England and southeastern Scotland between at least the mid-5th century and the mid-12th century...
in origin, and may mean 'river crossing near a spring'. (Though other plausible meanings exist.) The original form, recorded—for example—in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is a collection of annals in Old English chronicling the history of the Anglo-Saxons. The original manuscript of the Chronicle was created late in the 9th century, probably in Wessex, during the reign of Alfred the Great...
of 966
966
Year 966 was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar.- Europe :* April 14 or April 30 – Mieszko I, the first duke of Poland, is baptized a Christian. This is usually considered the beginning of the Polish state ....
, was Hlincgelad; then linchlade, pronounced lince-lade but by the time of the Domesday Book
Domesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
, in 1086, it had become Lincelada. The name continued to evolve, first appearing in its modern form in the 16th of 17th Century, but with variations continuing into the 19th Century.
Old Linslade
The earliest records of Linslade are of an Anglo-SaxonAnglo-Saxons
Anglo-Saxon is a term used by historians to designate the Germanic tribes who invaded and settled the south and east of Great Britain beginning in the early 5th century AD, and the period from their creation of the English nation to the Norman conquest. The Anglo-Saxon Era denotes the period of...
Manor
Manor house
A manor house is a country house that historically formed the administrative centre of a manor, the lowest unit of territorial organisation in the feudal system in Europe. The term is applied to country houses that belonged to the gentry and other grand stately homes...
, at the site of present-day Old Linslade, in 975
975
Year 975 was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar.- Africa :* Al-Azhar University is founded in Cairo, Egypt .- Asia :...
belonging to "Azelina", Ralph Tailbois' wife;.
After the Norman Conquest, in 1066, the manor was taken over by the de Beauchamps family. In 1251 a royal charter
Royal Charter
A royal charter is a formal document issued by a monarch as letters patent, granting a right or power to an individual or a body corporate. They were, and are still, used to establish significant organizations such as cities or universities. Charters should be distinguished from warrants and...
was granted to William de Beauchamp to hold a weekly market
Market
A market is one of many varieties of systems, institutions, procedures, social relations and infrastructures whereby parties engage in exchange. While parties may exchange goods and services by barter, most markets rely on sellers offering their goods or services in exchange for money from buyers...
in Linslade, as well as a yearly 8-day fair
Fair
A fair or fayre is a gathering of people to display or trade produce or other goods, to parade or display animals and often to enjoy associated carnival or funfair entertainment. It is normally of the essence of a fair that it is temporary; some last only an afternoon while others may ten weeks. ...
. This grant was made on account of a Holy Well or Spring, located to the north of the village, which was a site of major pilgrimage
Pilgrimage
A pilgrimage is a journey or search of great moral or spiritual significance. Typically, it is a journey to a shrine or other location of importance to a person's beliefs and faith...
. The holy well, which was a fabricated miracle
Miracle
A miracle often denotes an event attributed to divine intervention. Alternatively, it may be an event attributed to a miracle worker, saint, or religious leader. A miracle is sometimes thought of as a perceptible interruption of the laws of nature. Others suggest that a god may work with the laws...
to bring souls to the shrinking congregation of Old Linslade, was where the canal is sited today not far from the church.
In 1299, however, Oliver Sutton
Oliver Sutton
Oliver Sutton was a medieval Bishop of Lincoln, in England.Sutton was the nephew of Henry of Lexington, Bishop of Lincoln from 1253 to 1258. He was Dean of Lincoln before 30 June 1275....
, Bishop of Lincoln
Bishop of Lincoln
The Bishop of Lincoln is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Lincoln in the Province of Canterbury.The present diocese covers the county of Lincolnshire and the unitary authority areas of North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire. The Bishop's seat is located in the Cathedral...
, warned pilgrims off by threatening those who did not desist with excommunication
Excommunication
Excommunication is a religious censure used to deprive, suspend or limit membership in a religious community. The word means putting [someone] out of communion. In some religions, excommunication includes spiritual condemnation of the member or group...
. His reason for this is either that the well was unconsecrated or that the miracles being attested to happen at the well were in fact fraudulent. The vicar of Linslade, who did not dissuade the pilgrimages from visiting the spring because of the offerings they made, was forced to appear at the bishop's court.
Without the pilgrims, the importance of Linslade declined. But in the 15th century, the original 12th century church, dedicated to St Mary the Virgin
Mary (mother of Jesus)
Mary , commonly referred to as "Saint Mary", "Mother Mary", the "Virgin Mary", the "Blessed Virgin Mary", or "Mary, Mother of God", was a Jewish woman of Nazareth in Galilee...
, was rebuilt.
Chelsea New Town
A second settlement, known as Chelsea New Town, began growing to south of the original Linslade, on the Buckinghamshire-side of the crossing into Leighton BuzzardLeighton Buzzard
-Lower schools:*Beaudesert Lower School - Apennine Way*Clipstone Brook Lower School - Brooklands Drive*Greenleas Lower School - Derwent Road*Dovery Down Lower School - Heath Road*Heathwood Lower School - Heath Road*Leedon Lower School - Highfield Road...
.
At the beginning of the 19th Century the parish population was 203, but in
1805 the Grand Union Canal
Grand Union Canal
The Grand Union Canal in England is part of the British canal system. Its main line connects London and Birmingham, stretching for 137 miles with 166 locks...
was opened on the Linslade-side of the River Ouzel
River Ouzel
The River Ouzel , also known as the River Lovat, is a river in England, and a tributary of the River Great Ouse. It rises in the Chiltern Hills and flows 20 miles north to join the Ouse at Newport Pagnell....
, and in 1838 the London & North Western Railway built a railway line alongside the canal. This precipitated a rapid growth in population around the station, so that by 1840 the parish of Linslade had 869 residents. This prompted the vicar of Linslade, the Rev. B. Perkins, to set about fundraising for a school for the parish's poor, and a church for the New Town.
Fundrasing for the church was only completed by the Rev. Perkin's successor, Rev. Peter Thomas Ouvry; and its completion in 1849 marks the point that the New Town had become Linslade.
The name Chelsea Green exists as a street name in modern Linslade.
Bideford Green
From the 1840s onwards, Linslade grew steadily, although dipping during the Wars. But at the end of 1960s a sustained period of development began which saw major housing estates added, so that by the end of the 1970s the town had over doubled in size. This saw an influx of commuters to these cheap houses, swelling of the population to something close to its present level.Since the 1980s expansion has been constrained by Green Belt
Green belt
A green belt or greenbelt is a policy and land use designation used in land use planning to retain areas of largely undeveloped, wild, or agricultural land surrounding or neighbouring urban areas. Similar concepts are greenways or green wedges which have a linear character and may run through an...
, with constructed limited to infilling packets of lands left undeveloped, or redeveloping older sites. But with the construction of the Linslade Western Bypass ( A4146 ), and the government demanding many more houses in the South-East, residents fear that a new period of expansion may be just around the corner.
Amenities
The expansion of Linslade during the 1970s added few additional amenities, besides houses, and so to this day Linslade relies on pre-existing facilities, many of which are VictorianVictorian era
The Victorian era of British history was the period of Queen Victoria's reign from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901. It was a long period of peace, prosperity, refined sensibilities and national self-confidence...
in origin and—where those are insufficient—on Leighton Buzzard
Leighton Buzzard
-Lower schools:*Beaudesert Lower School - Apennine Way*Clipstone Brook Lower School - Brooklands Drive*Greenleas Lower School - Derwent Road*Dovery Down Lower School - Heath Road*Heathwood Lower School - Heath Road*Leedon Lower School - Highfield Road...
. Facilities are, however, managed jointly for the two towns (although see traffic, below, to understand why this can be a problem).
The principle Leighton-Linslade
Leighton-Linslade
Leighton-Linslade is a civil parish in the district of Central Bedfordshire in Bedfordshire, England, with a population of 32,417 ....
facilities within Linslade are Tiddenfoot Leisure Centre, which includes a swimming pool and indoor sports courts; and Leighton Buzzard Railway Station.
Commercial
Linslade has no high streetHigh Street
High Street, or the High Street, is a metonym for the generic name of the primary business street of towns or cities, especially in the United Kingdom. It is usually a focal point for shops and retailers in city centres, and is most often used in reference to retailing...
. Small, family run shops are clustered at the "Centre of Linslade", where three arterial roads converge to cross the canal and river. (Note, however, that Linslade's "Centre" is not its geographical centre.) Many of these buildings are Victorian
Victorian era
The Victorian era of British history was the period of Queen Victoria's reign from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901. It was a long period of peace, prosperity, refined sensibilities and national self-confidence...
in origin, as are all pubs
Public house
A public house, informally known as a pub, is a drinking establishment fundamental to the culture of Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. There are approximately 53,500 public houses in the United Kingdom. This number has been declining every year, so that nearly half of the smaller...
, and the Hunt Hotel.
In recent years the area between the river and the canal has been redeveloped – adding Tesco
Tesco
Tesco plc is a global grocery and general merchandise retailer headquartered in Cheshunt, United Kingdom. It is the third-largest retailer in the world measured by revenues and the second-largest measured by profits...
, Aldi
ALDI
ALDI Einkauf GmbH & Co. oHG, doing business as ', short for "Albrecht Discount", is a discount supermarket chain based in Germany...
, and Homebase
Homebase
Homebase is a British home improvement store and garden centre, with 350 stores across the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. It is well known by its green and orange colour scheme. Together with its sister company Argos , it forms part of Home Retail Group. Homebase recorded sales figures...
superstores. Other high-street stores can be found in Leighton; or, failing that, at Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes , sometimes abbreviated MK, is a large town in Buckinghamshire, in the south east of England, about north-west of London. It is the administrative centre of the Borough of Milton Keynes...
. There are also corner shops on the estates.
Education
Bedfordshire operates a three-tier education system, with Lower-, Middle and Upper Schools. Linslade has three Lower Schools (Linslade Lower, Southcott Lower, and Greenleas Lower) distributed relatively evenly across town; with a Middle School (Linslade Middle) and an Upper school (The Cedars) located opposite each other, on the edge of town.Catchment areas for the Leighton-Linslade mean that some Linslade children attend Middle School in Leighton Buzzard and some Leighton children attend Upper School in Linslade, adding to traffic problems.
Community facilities
The 1970s expansion added one community centre on Bideford Green, run by a Residents Association; this includes a small bar. This can be hired out for public use, and is used for dance lessons and martial arts, as well as a polling station. Dance classes can also be taken at another community centre – the Forster Institute; and the Leanne Hughes dance school next to the station. Linslade Parish Hall (St Barnabas' Church Hall – a school unto 1961) is used by many Leighton-Linslade organisations, including Tai Chi groups, and is undergoing a programme of renovation and extension. Nyamba Scout Hut is home to 1st Linslade Scouts and Guides, as well as playgroups.Parks and playgrounds
Linslade has two semi-wild park areas. Linslade Wood (colloquially called Bluebell Wood) is a mature woodland dating back to at least the 16th Century. Tiddenfoot Pit, a former quarry, turned into a lake and wildlife area. Both are managed by Greensands Trust.Additional there are parks suitable for teenagers to kick around a football, and for dogs to run about, as well as fenced off play areas for young children, containing slides and swings.
Sport
As well as being home to several junior football teams, Linslade is represented at senior level by local 5-a-side team, Sporting Linslade. Sporting Linslade are the current Division 3 champions, their only domestic trophy to date. Sporting Linslade were chosen as the 5-a-side team of the year in the national Carling One-All Awards 2009.Status as a town
There is no straightforward answer as to question of whether Linslade is a town in its own right. It is possible that this is indeed the case, although with Linslade forming part of the administrative area of Leighton-LinsladeLeighton-Linslade
Leighton-Linslade is a civil parish in the district of Central Bedfordshire in Bedfordshire, England, with a population of 32,417 ....
; while it could equally be that Linslade is a district of a town called Leighton-Linslade, or more simply of Leighton Buzzard
Leighton Buzzard
-Lower schools:*Beaudesert Lower School - Apennine Way*Clipstone Brook Lower School - Brooklands Drive*Greenleas Lower School - Derwent Road*Dovery Down Lower School - Heath Road*Heathwood Lower School - Heath Road*Leedon Lower School - Highfield Road...
.
The latter is argued for by the Post Office, who refuse to recognise Linslade in official postal addresses, notwithstanding the fact that on every road into Linslade, including the bridge over the river, there are prominent signs marking 'Linslade'. That said, even the most militant Linslader would understand the "town centre" to mean Leighton-Buzzard High Street, and the parish council of Leighton Linslade is referred to as the Town Council, on both sides of the river.
Linslade certainly owes it existence to a historical quirk; for if the county boundary had been elsewhere, then Chelsea New Town would have been considered part of Leighton Buzzard much earlier. The river, too, has played (and indeed continues to play) its part in keeping the two towns separate. But it is clear that Linslade and Leighton Buzzard are now part of a single urban entity, although it will likely be at least another a generation before the name and identity of that town emerge.
Infamous events
In 1963 the Great Train RobberyGreat Train Robbery (1963)
The Great Train Robbery is the name given to a £2.6 million train robbery committed on 8 August 1963 at Bridego Railway Bridge, Ledburn near Mentmore in Buckinghamshire, England. The bulk of the stolen money was not recovered...
took place at a site near Bridego Bridge, between the villages of Cheddington
Cheddington
Cheddington is a village and civil parish in the Aylesbury Vale district of Buckinghamshire. The parish has an area of . The village is about 5 miles north-east of Aylesbury and three miles north of Tring in Hertfordshire...
and Linslade. Every time a Great Train Robber was caught law dictated that they had to be brought back to the small court house at Linslade to be charged.
In 1984 Malcolm Fairley, aka The Fox, conducted a series of assaults and rapes in Leighton Buzzard and the surrounding villages, several of which took place in Linslade.
Notable inhabitants
Famous residents include HollyoaksHollyoaks
Hollyoaks is a long-running British television soap opera, first broadcast on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was originally devised by Phil Redmond, who has also devised shows including Brookside and Grange Hill...
actress Ciara Janson
Ciara Janson
Ciara Janson is an English actress best known for her role in Hollyoaks as Nicole Owen.The character of Nicole Owen was Ciara Janson's first major television work. Previous parts include the role of Heidi for a BBC radio drama...
.
Tom Wise
Tom Wise
Tom Wise was an Independent Member of the European Parliament for the East of England. A former police officer, he was elected in 2004 as a member of the United Kingdom Independence Party but later had the whip withdrawn when allegations of misuse of parliamentary expenses surfaced in The Sunday...
, the former Member of the European Parliament
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
for the East of England jailed for expenses fraud lives in Linslade, as does Russell Stannard
Russell Stannard
Russell Stannard is a retired high-energy particle physicist, who was born in London, England, on December 24, 1931. He currently holds the position of Professor Emeritus of Physics at the Open University...
, author of several children's book and books on science and religion, and emeritus Professor of Physics at the Open University
Open University
The Open University is a distance learning and research university founded by Royal Charter in the United Kingdom...
.
See also
- Southcote, BedfordshireSouthcote, BedfordshireSouthcote is a hamlet in the parish of Linslade, in Bedfordshire, England. The hamlet name is Anglo Saxon in origin, and means 'southern cottage'....
- Leighton Buzzard railway stationLeighton Buzzard railway stationLeighton Buzzard railway station serves the Leighton Buzzard and Linslade area of Bedfordshire and nearby parts of Buckinghamshire. Actually situated in Linslade, the station is north west of London Euston and is served by London Midland local services from Northampton to London on the West Coast...
- Leighton-LinsladeLeighton-LinsladeLeighton-Linslade is a civil parish in the district of Central Bedfordshire in Bedfordshire, England, with a population of 32,417 ....
- Leighton BuzzardLeighton Buzzard-Lower schools:*Beaudesert Lower School - Apennine Way*Clipstone Brook Lower School - Brooklands Drive*Greenleas Lower School - Derwent Road*Dovery Down Lower School - Heath Road*Heathwood Lower School - Heath Road*Leedon Lower School - Highfield Road...
- CheddingtonCheddingtonCheddington is a village and civil parish in the Aylesbury Vale district of Buckinghamshire. The parish has an area of . The village is about 5 miles north-east of Aylesbury and three miles north of Tring in Hertfordshire...
Playgroups
- Bluebell Playgroup (Southcott Lower School)
- Linslade Child Care (Linslade Lower School)
Schools
- Linslade Lower School
- Southcott Lower School
- Greenleas Lower School
- Linslade Middle School (Warning: javascript needed.)
- Cedars Upper School