Stopsley

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Stopsley
Stopsley shown within Bedfordshire
Population	7,000 (est.).[1]
OS grid reference	TL103235
Unitary authority	Luton
Ceremonial county	Bedfordshire
Region	East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LUTON
Postcode district	LU2
Dialling code	01582
Police	Bedfordshire
Fire	Bedfordshire and Luton
Ambulance	East of England
European Parliament	East of England
UK Parliament	Luton South
List of places: UK • England • Bedfordshire

Coordinates: 51°53′56″N 0°23′46″W / 51.899, -0.396

Stopsley is a ward (politics) in the north-east of Luton. Originally a hill-top village settlement, most of the urbanised part of the civil parish of Stopsley became part of Luton when the boundaries were extended in 1933, with the rural areas going to Hyde and Streatley.

After the Second World War, there was a severe shortage of accommodation and to save both time and money new building materials were employed. Many of the houses built at this time used sheetmetal for the upper parts of the construction, hence the local name for part of Stopsley being 'Tintown'. Many of these houses still stand today, although over the last few years the local council has reclad them in brick and pebbledash.

The centre of Stopsley is made up of a series of local shops around a village church. From a distance the skyline is dominated by Jansel House, an office block built in 1961 which houses the Luton VAT office over a parade of shops at street level. One of Luton's two cemeteries, The Vale, is located nearby on the Hitchin Road.

Contents 1 Politics 2 Local Attractions 3 Education 4 Local Newspapers 5 References

[edit] Politics

Stopsley is represented by Cllr Jenny Davies (Liberal Democrats) and Cllr Michael Dolling (Liberal Democrats). The ward forms part of the parliamentary constituency of Luton South, and the MP is Margaret Moran (Labour). Stopsley is situated within the East of England (European Parliament constituency).

[edit] Local Attractions

Dunstable Downs Chiltern Hills 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

[edit] Education

Stopsley includes the specialist Sports College Stopsley High School. Notable alumni include Monty Panesar, "the Python", cricketer.

[edit] Local Newspapers

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

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

[edit] References

1. ^ Bedfordshire County Council: Population Estimates and Forecasts 2005.

Further reading James Dyer, The Stopsley Book, Book Castle, 1998, ISBN 1-871199-04-2,

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