Leighton BuzzardLeighton Buzzard (ˈleɪtən_ˈbʌzərd ) is a market town in Bedfordshire, England, in the southwest of the county and close to the Buckinghamshire border. It lies between Aylesbury, Tring, Luton/Dunstable and Milton Keynes, near the Chiltern Hills. It is northwest of Central London and linked to the capital by the Grand Union Canal and the West Coast Main Line. The built-up area extends on either side of the River Ouzel (here about 2 metres wide) to include its historically separate neighbour Linslade, and is administered by Leighton-Linslade Town Council.
Université du BedforshireThe University of Bedfordshire is a public research university with campuses in Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire, England. The University has roots from 1882, however, it gained university status in 1993 as the University of Luton. The University changed its name to the University of Bedfordshire in 2006 by the approval of the Privy Council, following the merger of the University of Luton and the Bedford campus of De Montfort University.
London overspillLondon overspill communities are the communities created as a result of the government policy of moving residents out of Greater London into other areas in the South East of England between the 1930s and the 1970s. These largely consisted of council houses and new towns. The policy was instigated in the 1930s, but started in earnest after the Second World War, as a reaction to the housing shortages caused by enemy bombing and large amounts of substandard housing in the capital.
Gare d'EustonLa gare d’Euston (dite aussi gare de Londres Euston) est l'une des grandes gares ferroviaires de Londres (Royaume-Uni), située dans le quartier de Camden, dans le centre-nord de la capitale britannique. C'est l'une des du réseau ferroviaire britannique gérées par Network Rail, dont les bureaux se trouvent au-dessus de la gare. Elle permet des correspondances avec la station Euston et par une station voisine, Euston Square, du métro de Londres.
Wolverton railway worksWolverton railway works, known locally as Wolverton Works or just The Works, was established in Wolverton, Buckinghamshire, by the London and Birmingham Railway Company in 1838 at the midpoint of the route from London to Birmingham. The line was developed by Robert Stephenson following the great success of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway line. The Victorian era new towns of Wolverton and New Bradwell were built to house the workers and service the works.
WavendonWavendon is a village and civil parish in the south east of the Milton Keynes urban area, in Buckinghamshire, England. The village name is an Old English language word, and means 'Wafa's hill'. In the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle in 969 the village was recorded as Wafandun. The ancient village lies just outside the 1967 designated area of Milton Keynes. The ecclesiastic parish of Wavendon anciently contained the hamlet of Woburn Sands (originally known as 'Hogsty End, Wavendon'), which became a separate civil parish in 1907.
CorbyCorby est une ville industrielle et un gouvernement local du district situés à au nord de Kettering, dans le Northamptonshire, en Angleterre. La circonscription dans son ensemble a une population de au recensement de 2001, la ville représentait . Corby est dans un triangle formé par la Leicester, Peterborough et Northampton. L'arrondissement de Corby a des frontières avec l'arrondissement de Kettering, le district de Est Northamptonshire et le district de Harborough.
DaventryDaventry est une ville du comté de Northamptonshire en Angleterre. Elle se trouve à environ 26,5 kilomètres à l'ouest de Northampton. Il y a habitants selon le recensement de 2001. Dans le recensement Domesday Book réalisé pour Guillaume le Conquérant en 1086, la ville est mentionnée sous le nom de Daventrei. Le , Robert Watson-Watt et son assistant Arnold Wilkins y ont démontré l'efficacité de leur prototype de radar à un membre du comité sur la défense du Royaume-Uni.
