Lewsey

Lewsey
Lewsey Lewsey shown within Bedfordshire
Population	8,000 (est.)
OS grid reference	TL0523
Unitary authority	Luton
Ceremonial county	Bedfordshire
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LUTON
Postcode district	LU4
Dialling code	01582
Police	Bedfordshire
Fire	Bedfordshire and Luton
Ambulance	East of England
EU Parliament	East of England
UK Parliament	Luton North
List of places UK England Bedfordshire

Coordinates: 51°53′46″N 0°28′37″W / 51.896°N 0.477°W / 51.896; -0.477

Lewsey is a residential area of Luton, England, near the Luton and Dunstable NHS hospital.

Lewsey takes its name from the former farm on the site of the modern estates, 'Lewsey Farm'. Poynters Road, which passes by Lewsey and is the border between Luton and Dunstable, was named after Poynters Farm which was slightly to the north of Lewsey Farm. Lewsey Farm was situated on land belonging to the Lucy (Lewsey) family (who owned the manor from 1305 to 1455). The manor then passed to the Wingate family who were the lords of the manor of Toddington. The old manor house stood partly in the parish of Luton and partly in the parish of Houghton Regis; most of the manor buildings were destroyed by fire in 1832.^[1]

Luton, Lewsey Brook, Leagrave - geograph.org.uk - 101724

Lewsey Brook is a temporal water course which is a minor tributary to the River Lea and passes though Lewsey Park.

Schools

Ferrars Junior School
The Ferrars Academy
Ferrars Nursery
St Martins Catholic School
Chantry Primary Academy
Southfield Primary School
Southfield Nursery
St Martin de Porres Primary School
The Chalk Hills Academy

Politics

Lewsey is represented by Cllr Joan Bailey (Labour), Cllr Aslam Khan (Labour) and Council leader Cllr Hazel Simmons (Labour).^[2] The ward forms part of the parliamentary constituency of Luton North, and the MP is Kelvin Hopkins (Labour). Lewsey is within the East of England (European Parliament constituency).

Map of Luton showing Lewsey

Local Attractions

Key
	Abbey/Priory/Cathedral
	Accessible open space
	Amusement/Theme Park
	Castle
	Country Park
	English Heritage
	Forestry Commission
	Heritage railway
	Historic House
	Museum (free/not free)
	National Trust
	Theatre
	Zoo

Local Newspapers

Two weekly newspapers are delivered free to all houses in Lewsey, with news about Luton and the surrounding area.

Herald and Post (Luton based) - Delivered every Thursday
Luton on Sunday - Delivered every Sunday

The town of Luton in Bedfordshire, England

Places within Luton	Barnfield Biscot Bramingham Bury Park Bushmead Butterfield Green Capability Green Challney Crawley Green Farley Hill Dallow High Town, Luton Hockwell Ring Icknield Leagrave Lewsey Limbury-cum-Biscot Marsh Farm New Town Northwell Putteridge Round Green Saints South ward Stopsley Sundon Park Warden Hills Wigmore

Amenities	Kenilworth Road (stadium) Luton Museum The Mall Luton Stockwood Discovery Centre Stockwood Park Wardown Park Waulud's Bank Luton Airport

Education	Ashcroft High School Barnfield College University of Bedfordshire Cardinal Newman RC School The Chalk Hills Academy Challney High School for Boys Challney High School for Girls Denbigh High School Icknield High School Lea Manor High School Lealands High School Luton Sixth Form College Putteridge High School Rabia School Stockwood Park Academy Stopsley High School The Studio School Luton Woodlands Secondary School

Media	BBC 3 Counties Radio Heart 97.6

References

↑ The History of Luton By Frederick Davis published 1855 page 40
↑ http://democracy.luton.gov.uk/cmis5public/Councillors/tabid/63/ScreenMode/Ward/Default.aspx#MemberSectionLewsey

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