Sundon Park

Sundon Park
Sundon Park Shopping Parade
Sundon Park Location within Bedfordshire
Population	7,585 (est.).[1]
OS grid reference	TL055255
Unitary authority	Luton
Ceremonial county	Bedfordshire
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LUTON
Postcode district	LU3
Dialling code	01582
Police	Bedfordshire
Fire	Bedfordshire and Luton
Ambulance	East of England
EU Parliament	East of England
UK Parliament	Luton South
List of places UK England Bedfordshire 51°55′N 0°28′W / 51.92°N 0.47°W / 51.92; -0.47Coordinates: 51°55′N 0°28′W / 51.92°N 0.47°W / 51.92; -0.47

Sundon Park is a suburb of north Luton in Bedfordshire. The area is roughly bounded by the edge of Luton to the north, Leagrave Park to the south, the Midland Main Line to the west, and Spinney Woods and the footpath from the woods to the edge of town to the east.

The name is taken from the nearby villages of Upper Sundon and Lower Sundon, and the estate was originally built as a self-contained community serving the SKF ball bearing factory.

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  1 Local Area
  


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  2 Education
  


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  3 Politics
  


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  4 Local Attractions
  


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  5 Local Newspapers
  


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  6 References
  

Local Area

The "official" entrance to Sundon Park is through the "Sundon Arch", the railway bridge which connects Sundon Park Road to Toddington Road. The estate is in two distinct parts, divided by Hill Rise. The older part to the south (known colloquially as "the Avenues") consists of a number of long, straight avenues which are numbered ("Fourth Avenue", etc.). Fourth Avenue was the first to be built in the 1920s, followed by the other Avenues in the 1930s. North of Hill Rise, are the newer houses, built mainly in the 1950s and 1960s. Most of the roads here are named after hills and mountains e.g. Grampian Way, Pennine Avenue. These were all built as owner-occupier properties.

Shopping is provided around the junction of Hill Rise and Sundon Park Road, with a precinct featuring convenience stores, takeaways and a petrol station , and a large Aldi Superstore as well as a community centre. There is also a smaller parade of shops on Ashwell Avenue. The SKF factory has been largely turned into industrial units, with other large industrial facilities concentrated in the strip between Sundon Park Road and the railway line.

Luton, Sundon Park Baptist Church

Education

There are three schools in the district. Cheynes Infant School, on Cranbrook Drive, caters for 4-7 year olds; Sundon Park Junior School (SPJS), on Kinross Crescent, is for 7-11 year olds; and Lealands High School on Sundon Park Road is for 11-16 year olds. Next to Lealands is the City Learning Centre for Luton, elearning@luton.

Politics

Sundon Park is within the Sundon Park ward (of which the southern tip also contains part of Leagrave) and is represented by Cllr Martin Rogers (Labour),and Cllr Anna Pedersen
(Liberal Democrats).

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

Map of Luton showing Sundon Park

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

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

Local Newspapers

Two or three weekly newspapers are delivered free to all the houses in Sundon Park. However they are not specific to Sundon Park. They are:

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  Luton & Dunstable Express - Delivered every Wednesday


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  Herald and Post - Delivered every Thursday


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  Luton on Sunday- Delivered every Sunday

References

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• Luton Borough Council

v t e The town of Luton in Bedfordshire, England
Places within Luton	Barnfield Biscot Bramingham Bury Park Bushmead Butterfield Green Challney Chapel Langley Crawley Green Farley Hill Dallow Hart Hill High Town Hockwell Ring Leagrave Lewsey Lewsey Farm Lewsey Park Limbury Maidenhall Marsh Farm Napier Park New Town Park Town Putteridge Ramridge End Round Green Runfold Saints Skimpot Stopsley Sundon Park Tin Town Tophill Vauxhall Park Warden Hill 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 Woodlands Secondary School
Transport	Luton Airport Parkway railway station Luton railway station Leagrave Railway Station Luton Airport Luton to Dunstable Busway
Media	BBC 3 Counties Radio Heart 97.6

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