Warden Hills

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Warden Hills
Coordinates: 51.916° N 0.422° W
Population	Within Bramingham ward
OS grid reference	TL085253
Unitary authority	Luton
Ceremonial county	Bedfordshire
Region	East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LUTON
Postcode district	LU2
Dial code	01582
Police	Bedfordshire
Fire	Bedfordshire and Luton
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	Luton South
European Parliament	East of England
List of places: UK • England

Warden Hills is an area of Luton, which is named after the hills overlooking it. Formerly part of a village called Streatley, until the 1960s, Warden Hills has become one of the fastest-growing areas of Luton in the past 50 years^{[citation needed]}.

Warden Hills lies on the outskirts of Luton, and is three miles north of the centre of the town. It possesses one junior and infants school, one church, a golf club, a recreation centre, and several pubs. The oldest pub in Streatley is the Old Chequer which has a fine selection of real ales among a full range of refreshments. Also in the area, there is the only Catholic Secondary school in Luton, Cardinal Newman.

There are two hills overlooking the area - Galley Hill (formerly a place of public execution) and Warden Hill - the latter being the biggest and widest of the two. The two hills have now become a Site of Special Scientific Interest, as the Galley and Warden Hills Nature Reserve. There are a number of rare species here, including butterflies, moths, and flowers.

Contents 1 Politics 2 Local Attractions 3 Local Newspapers 4 References

[edit] Politics

Warden Hills comes within the Bramingham ward in Luton and is represented by Cllr Gilbert Campbell (Conservative) and Cllr David Johnston, who is the Conservative Leader at Luton Borough Council.

The ward forms part of the parliamentary constituency of Luton North, and the MP is Kelvin Hopkins (Labour). Bramingham is within the East of England (European Parliament constituency).

[edit] Local Attractions

Bramingham Woods Dunstable Downs Chiltern Hills Leagrave Park Leighton Buzzard Light Railway Luton Museum & Art Gallery the hat Factory Luton Hoo Mossman Collection Someries castle Stockwood Craft Museum Stockwood Park Wardown Park Waulud's Bank Whipsnade Tree Cathedral Whipsnade Wildlife Park Woodside Farm and Wildfowl Park Wrest Park Gardens

[edit] Local Newspapers

Two weekly newspapers are delivered free to all the houses in Warden Hills. However they are not specific to Warden Hills. They are:

• Herald and Post - Delivered every Thursday
• Luton on Sunday- Delivered every Sunday

[edit] References