Putteridge is a suburb at the north-eastern edge of Luton, in Bedfordshire, England. Putteridge is a little over 2 miles (3.2 km) from Luton town centre and bordered by Central Bedfordshire district to the north and North Hertfordshire district to the east. Wigmore Lane and Hayling Drive form the southern boundary and Cannon Lane and Stapleford Road the western.

Putteridge
Putteridge is located in Bedfordshire
Putteridge
Putteridge
Location within Bedfordshire
OS grid referenceTL112242
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLUTON
Postcode districtLU2
Dialling code01582
PoliceBedfordshire
FireBedfordshire and Luton
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Bedfordshire
51°54′18″N 0°22′59″W / 51.905°N 0.383°W / 51.905; -0.383

Local area

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Many of Putteridge's houses were built in the 1930s by Janes Builders of Luton. The area is home to one of Luton's cemeteries, The Vale. The University of Bedfordshire's Putteridge Bury Campus is just over the border in Hertfordshire.

The area is surrounded by green space including Butterfield Green, a new industrial development currently being built. This is hoped to help boost the local economy of the area and Luton as a whole.

Putteridge Primary School and Putteridge High School serve the local areas including Stopsley, Round Green and Wigmore.

Putteridge Bury

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Putteridge Bury

The house at Putteridge Bury was built in the style of Chequers by architects Sir Ernest George and Alfred Yeats and was completed in 1911. The grounds were designed by Edwin L Lutyens with advice from Gertrude Jekyll.

Politics

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The area of Putteridge is part of the Stopsley and Wigmore wards, which form part of the parliamentary constituency of Luton South and the MP is Rachel Hopkins (Labour).

 
Map of Luton showing Stopsley

Local attractions

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Key
  Abbey/Priory/Cathedral
  Accessible open space
  Amusement/Theme Park
  Castle
  Country Park
  English Heritage
Forestry Commission
  Heritage railway
  Historic House
  Places of Worship
 
 
Museum (free/not free)
  National Trust
  Theatre
  Zoo

Local newspapers

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Two weekly newspapers cover Putteridge, although they are not specific to the area.

  • Herald and Post[1]
  • Luton News[2]

References

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