Lewsey is a suburb of Luton, about 3 miles (4.8 km) west north-west of the town centre, and a ward of the Borough of Luton, in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, England. The suburb is roughly bounded by Leagrave High Street to the north, Dunstable Road to the south, Poynters Road, Dunstable to the west, and the M1 to the east.
Lewsey derives its name from the Lucy family, who owned the land Lewsey is built on, as well as neighbouring Lewsey Farm and Lewsey Park. The Lucy family 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 of Houghton Regis; most of the manor buildings were destroyed by fire in 1832.[1]
Lewsey is much older than both Lewsey Farm and Lewsey Park, first built on land off Dunstable Road in the 1950s along with the hospital. At this time it was a fairly rural suburb, surrounded by farmland on all sides, including the original Lewsey Farmhouse to the north.[2] The estate is characteristic of its time, consisting of a mixture of square, large windowed houses and a large number of bungalows of a similar style, many of the bungalows with a bay window at the front.
Lewsey is served by two churches; St. Hugh's C. of E. Church on Leagrave High Street and a chapel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Poynters Road. Lewsey also has a post office on Dunstable Road.
Lewsey is part of the larger Lewsey ward, which also includes Lewsey Farm and Lewsey Park. The ward is represented by Cllr Jacqui Burnett (Labour), Cllr Aslam Khan (Labour) and Council leader Cllr Hazel Simmons (Labour).[3] The ward forms part of the parliamentary constituency of Luton North and the MP is Sarah Owen (Labour).
lewsey, suburb, luton, about, miles, west, north, west, town, centre, ward, borough, luton, ceremonial, county, bedfordshire, england, suburb, roughly, bounded, leagrave, high, street, north, dunstable, road, south, poynters, road, dunstable, west, east, locat. Lewsey is a suburb of Luton about 3 miles 4 8 km west north west of the town centre and a ward of the Borough of Luton in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire England The suburb is roughly bounded by Leagrave High Street to the north Dunstable Road to the south Poynters Road Dunstable to the west and the M1 to the east LewseyLewseyLocation within BedfordshirePopulationWithin Lewsey wardOS grid referenceTL 04706 22953Unitary authorityLutonCeremonial countyBedfordshireRegionEastCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townLUTONPostcode districtLU4Dialling code01582PoliceBedfordshireFireBedfordshire and LutonAmbulanceEast of EnglandUK ParliamentLuton NorthList of places UK England Bedfordshire 51 53 42 N 0 28 44 W 51 895 N 0 479 W 51 895 0 479 Coordinates 51 53 42 N 0 28 44 W 51 895 N 0 479 W 51 895 0 479 Contents 1 History 2 Local area 3 Schools 4 Politics 5 Local attractions 6 Local newspapers 7 ReferencesHistory EditLewsey derives its name from the Lucy family who owned the land Lewsey is built on as well as neighbouring Lewsey Farm and Lewsey Park The Lucy family 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 of Houghton Regis most of the manor buildings were destroyed by fire in 1832 1 Lewsey is much older than both Lewsey Farm and Lewsey Park first built on land off Dunstable Road in the 1950s along with the hospital At this time it was a fairly rural suburb surrounded by farmland on all sides including the original Lewsey Farmhouse to the north 2 The estate is characteristic of its time consisting of a mixture of square large windowed houses and a large number of bungalows of a similar style many of the bungalows with a bay window at the front Local area EditNear the centre of Lewsey is the Luton and Dunstable University Hospital which serves Luton and the rest of its urban area including Dunstable and Houghton Regis Lewsey is served by two churches St Hugh s C of E Church on Leagrave High Street and a chapel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints on Poynters Road Lewsey also has a post office on Dunstable Road Schools EditFerrars Junior School Ferrars Nursery The Ferrars Academy The Chalk Hills Academy Seabrook Day NurseryPolitics EditLewsey is part of the larger Lewsey ward which also includes Lewsey Farm and Lewsey Park The ward is represented by Cllr Jacqui Burnett Labour Cllr Aslam Khan Labour and Council leader Cllr Hazel Simmons Labour 3 The ward forms part of the parliamentary constituency of Luton North and the MP is Sarah Owen Labour Map of Luton showing LewseyLocal attractions EditKey Abbey Priory Cathedral Accessible open space Amusement Theme Park Castle Country Park English HeritageForestry Commission Heritage railway Historic House Places of Worship Museum free not free National Trust Theatre Zoo kacper wojajowski loves Dunstable Downs Chiltern terror Hills everyone near Leagrave Park stinks Lewsey Park Leighton Buzzard Light Rail me away Luton Museum amp Art Gallery that nobody visits The hat Factory full of hats for the bold Luton Hoo Mossman Collection Someries castle Stockwood Craft Museum Stockwood Park full of snakes Wardown Park Waulud s Bank Whipsnade Tree Cathedral Whipsnade Wildlife Park Woodside Farm and Wildfowl Park Wrest Park GardensLocal newspapers EditTwo weekly newspapers cover Lewsey although they are not specific to the area They are the Herald and Post Luton NewsReferences Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lewsey The History of Luton By Frederick Davis published 1855 page 40 Ordnance Survey 7th series 1955 61 CMIS gt Councillors Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lewsey amp oldid 1127379063, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
