Luton

Luton (pronounced /ˈluːtən/ ^{(deprecatit template)} or locally /ˈluːʔən/) is a lairge toun an unitar authority o Bedfordshire, Ingland, 30 miles (51 kilometres) north o Lunnon. Luton an its near neighbours, Dunstable an Houghton Regis, form the Luton/Dunstable Urban Aurie wi a population o ower 240,000.^[3][4]

Luton Borough of Luton
Toun, Burgh & Unitar authority
Luton Toun Haw
Luton shown athin Bedfordshire
Coordinates: 51°54′0″N 0°26′0″W / 51.90000°N 0.43333°W / 51.90000; -0.43333Coordinates: 51°54′0″N 0°26′0″W / 51.90000°N 0.43333°W / 51.90000; -0.43333
Kintra	Unitit Kinrick
Constituent aurie	Ingland
Region	East o Ingland
Ceremonial coonty	Bedfordshire
Burgh	Luton
Govrenment [1]
• Teep	Burgh
• Govrenin body	Luton Borough Council
• Executive:	Labour
• Mayor	Sydney Knight
• MPs	Kelvin Hopkins (L) Gavin Shuker (L)
Area
• Total	43.35 km2 (16.74 sq mi)
Population [2]
• Total	225,262
• Density	4696/km2 (12,160/sq mi)
• ethnicity	68.0% White 18.9% S.Asie 7.3% Black 3.1% Mixed Race 2.5% E.Asian and Other
Time zone	GMT
• Summer (DST)	Breetish Simmer Time
Postcode Aurie	LU
Area code(s)	(01582)
ONS code	00KA
Demonym	Lutonians
Website	www.luton.gov.uk

Luton is hame tae Blue Square Premier team Luton Town Football Club, whose history includes several spells in the top flicht o the Inglis league as well as a Football League Cup triumph in 1988. They play at Kenilworth Road stadium, which haes been their hame syne 1905.

London Luton Airport, opened in 1938, is ane o Ingland's major airports. Durin the Seicont Warld War it doubled as an RAF base.

The University o Bedfordshire is based in the toun.

The Luton Carnival, held on the late Maey bank holiday, is the lairgest ane-day carnival in Europe.

The toun wis for mony years famous for hat-makin an wis an aa hame tae a lairge Vauxhall Motors factory; the heid office o Vauxhall Motors is still situatit in the towun. Caur production at the plant began in 1905 an continued till 2002, but commercial vehicle production remains.