- Lewsey
infobox UK place
country = England
latitude= 51.896
longitude= -0.477
official_name= Lewsey
os_grid_reference= TL0523
population= 8,000 (est.)
region= East of England
unitary_england=Luton
lieutenancy_england=Bedfordshire
constituency_westminster= Luton North
post_town= LUTON|postcode_district = LU4
postcode_area= LU |dial_code= 01582Lewsey is a residential area of
Luton , near the Luton and Dunstable NHS hospital.Lewsey Takes its name from the former farm on the site of the modern estates, 'Lewsey Farm'. Poynters Road which passes by Lewsey and is the border between Luton and
Dunstable was named after Poynters Farm which was slightly to the north of Lewsey Farm.Lewsey Farm was situated on Land belonging to the Lucy (Lewsey) family (who owned the manor from 1305 to 1455). The manor then passed to the Wingate family who were the lords of the manor of
Toddington . The old manor house stood partly in the parish of Luton and partly in the parish ofHoughton Regis , most of the manor buildings were destroyed by fire in 1832. [The History of Luton By Frederick Davis published 1855 page 40]Politics
Lewsey is represented by Cllr Joan Bailey (Labour), Cllr Tom Shaw (Labour) and Council leader Cllr Hazel Simmons (Labour).The ward forms part of the
parliamentary constituency of Luton North, and the MP isKelvin Hopkins (Labour). Lewsey is within theEast of England (European Parliament constituency) .Local Attractions
Local Newspapers
Two weekly
newspapers are delivered free to all houses in Lewsey, with news about Luton and the surrounding area.
* [http://www.lutontoday.co.uk Herald and Post] (Luton based) - Delivered every Thursday
* [http://www.lsnmedia.co.uk/Luton/ Luton on Sunday] - Delivered every SundayReferences
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