Leighton Buzzard Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
Leighton Buzzard is a town in the Chiltern Hills in Bedfordshire, and is between Luton and Milton Keynes. It has a population of about 30,000. It is known for the Leighton Buzzard Railway, a narrow gauge heritage railway. For local government purposes, the town is administered jointly with Linslade as Leighton-Linslade.
The town once had a sizeable sand quarrying industry.
It is close to the M1 motorway and A5 road, and is served by the West Coast Main Line railway. The Grand Union Canal runs through the town, alongside the River Lovat.
The town was the where the 1960s band The Barron Knights first formed.
The town is, or has at one time, been the home to various industries: Lipton Tea, Gossard clothing, Lancer Boss (forklifts, etc)
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