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	Luton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		London Luton Airport is situated to the south-east of the town.
		The town grew strongly in the 19th century, in 1801 the population was 3,000; by 1850 it was 10,000 and by 1901 it was almost 39,000.
		Luton was made a borough in 1876 and the current football club was founded in 1885.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Luton (915 words)

	Luton Hoo -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Luton Hoo is a (A large and imposing house) mansion in (additional info and facts about Bedfordshire) Bedfordshire, (A division of the United Kingdom) England, on the edge of the large town of (additional info and facts about Luton) Luton.
		Luton Hoo is not mentioned in the (Record of a British land survey ordered by William the Conqueror) Domesday book, but a family called de Hoo occupied a (The mansion of the lord of the manor) manor house on the site in the (additional info and facts about 13th century) 13th century.
		Luton Hoo is now in the process of conversion to a luxury (A building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services) hotel.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/l/lu/luton_hoo.htm (962 words)

	Luton, Bedfordshire
		Although centred in the industrial belt of southern Bedfordshire and close to the outskirts of London's urban sprawl, Luton is a surprisingly "green" city, with a proud history of faring well in the annual "Britain in Bloom" competitions.
		Much of Luton's prosperity was based on its regular livestock markets, though by the 17th century these were being challenged by an emerging industry in straw plaiting.
		Luton has a long history of hat making, which is celebrated in a special hat gallery.
	www.britainexpress.com /counties/bedfordshire/luton.htm (507 words)

	Chapter 11 - South Africa Again : Metamorphosis at Luton Hoo
		At Luton Hoo the original exterior was to be mostly retained, but in the case of the London Ritz an entire new building had to be designed and erected, Parisian in style with a mansard roof and a pedestrian arcade like the Rue de Rivoli.
		Luton Hoo was the firm's first major private project in England.
		The building firm used by Mewès and Davis at Luton Hoo was George Trollope and Son, but much of the main and most elaborate decorative work was to be done by Hoentschel of Paris, who had previously been employed at Bath House.
	www.porges.net /GrandDukesDiamonds/Chap11.html (1574 words)

	A History of Luton
		Luton's fair was held for 1 week in August and it would attract sellers from as far away as London.
		In Luton there were the same craftsmen you found in any market town such as brewers, bakers, butchers, carpenters and flsmiths.
		Luton Hoo was built in 1757 for the 3rd Earl of Bute.
	www.localhistories.org /luton (1102 words)

	Grand Dukes and Diamonds
		Both were generous philanthropists; Wernher was also a collector and he acquired Luton Hoo, a country house in Bedfordshire, to house his magnificent collection.
		Luton Hoo was eventually inherited by Sir Harold Wernher and his wife Lady Zia.
		At Luton Hoo they displayed her priceless collection of Fabergé, and together they ran a racing stud at Newmarket.
	www.porges.net /GrandDukesDiamonds/GrandDukesIndex.html (1622 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Luton
		Luton, borough and unitary authority, central England, geographically part of the county of Bedfordshire, located on the River Lee, from which it...
		Luton North, United Kingdom parliamentary constituency in Bedfordshire, central England.
		Luton South, United Kingdom parliamentary constituency in Bedfordshire, central England.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Luton.html (75 words)

	Guardian \| 400-room mansion too small for hotel
		Luton Hoo has dozens of bedrooms, from the vast state bedrooms where the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh spent part of their honeymoon, to the warren of servants' rooms in the attics.
		Dr Holder sees Luton Hoo as a precedent for several other country houses for which hotel proposals are expected, including the equally huge Mentmore Towers, Buckinghamshire, which was sold this summer.
		Luton Hoo was sold this year to a Canadian-backed group, Elite Hotels, which is believed to have paid around £10m for the house and its surroundings.
	www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,3890868-103690,00.html (494 words)

	Luton Hoo, Luton, Bedfordshire
		Luton Hoo's reputation as one of Britain's great treasure houses is well deserved, though it will be a disappointment to most travellers that the palatial mansion is now a private hotel and no longer receives visitors.
		The house was built in 1767 by prominent architect Robert Adam for the 3rd Earl of Bute.
		NOTE: Luton Hoo is now a privately owned luxury hotel and is no longer open to the public.
	www.britainexpress.com /counties/bedfordshire/luton-hoo.htm (254 words)

	Subterranea Britannica: SB-Sites:Luton Hoo Station
		The branch to Dunstable was authorised on 16.7.1855 as the Luton, Dunstable and Welwyn Junction Railway.
		Luton Hoo was served by a second station, Chiltern Green, on the Midland Railways main line from London - Luton.
		Luton Hoo was always more poplar with local commuters and Chiltern Green was closed on 7.4.1952 because of declining passenger numbers.
	www.subbrit.org.uk /sb-sites/stations/l/luton_hoo/index.shtml (397 words)

	Luton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Their nickname, "The Hatters", dates back to when Luton had a substantial straw hat-making industry.
		In 2004 Luton was voted as the 'crappest' town in the U.K. by its own residents.
		A defense of Luton, the crappiest city in England in the London Guardian
	www.yotor.com /wiki/en/lu/Luton.htm (649 words)

	Encyclopedia: Luton Hoo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Mansion near Almelo, The Netherlands A mansion is a large and stately dwelling house.
		Luton is a town in England, located 50km north of central London and officially part of the East of England region.
		The Saxons were a large and powerful Germanic people located in what is now northwestern Germany and a small section of the eastern Netherlands.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Luton-Hoo (2304 words)

	Luton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In the private chapel at Luton Hoo, the seat of the Marquis of Bute, in this parish, there is very fine carved screen-work, in the later style of English architecture, which originally formed the interior decoration of a chapel erected at Tittenhanger, by Sir Thomas Pope, about the middle of the sixteenth century.
		Brown, of Luton, is an edifice of brick in the Gothic style of the 13th century, and consists of chancel, nave, aisles, transepts, and a bell cote at the west end containing 2 bells: there are 900 sittings.
		The most disastrous fire that Luton has ever experienced occurred was when the warehouse and factory of hat makers Messrs Vyse, Sons and Co Ltd, Bute Street, was destroyed.
	www.genuki.org.uk /big/eng/BDF/Luton (921 words)

	Weird Facts & Trivia
		UK Decay, a band from Luton in the late seventies were one of the first bands to cross over from Punk to what was becoming known as Gothic music.
		Perhaps the main reason anyone has heard of Luton is due to a 70's Campari advert where Lorraine Chase was asked if she had "truly Wafted in from Paradise" where she answered "Nah, from Luton airport".
		According to the newspaper Luton on Sunday, a couple living in a flat in Dorset Court in Bailey Street were driven out of their home by a series of unexplained phenomena.
	www.shoutluton.com /page8.html (2413 words)

	Luton Town Football -- Recommendations and Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Luton Town F.C. Luton Town F.C. are a professional English football team based in the town of Luton.
		Created by the merger of Luton Wanderers and Luton Excelsior in 1885, they were one of the founder members of the Southern League in 1894.
		Luton made their only appearance in the FA Cup final in 1959 losing to Nottingham Forest.
	www.becomingapediatrician.com /health/89/luton-town-football.html (786 words)

	ipedia.com: Luton Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Luton is a town in England, located north of London and officially part of the East of England region.
		In the 20th century the hat trade vanished but was replaced by newer industries.
		In WW II the town suffered a number of air raids, although only 107 people died there was extensive damage.
	www.ipedia.com /luton.html (614 words)

	Luton; guide, pictures, links, contacts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Luton became prosperous through hat making and although this still goes on it is the giant Vauxhall plant which dominates the industry in town.
		Nearby are the fine stately homes of Luton Hoo, Hatfield House and Knebworth.
		Luton airport is a hub for charter and bargain flights, mainly to Europe and the U.K. A direct rail link into the town should be ready within a few months.
	www.plus44.com /towns/luton.html (101 words)

	International Civic Heraldry-United Kingdom LUTON (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The bee is the emblem of industry, the hive represents the straw-plaiting industry of which Luton was famous.
		The straw-plaiting industry was brought to Luton by a group of Scots under the protection of Sir John Napier of Luton Hoo.
		The rose is taken from the arms of the Napier family, whereas the thistle is a symbol for Scotland.
	www.ngw.nl /int/gbr/l/luton.htm (127 words)

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		Sadly as a repercussion of the terrorist attack in London the Tribal gathering festival to be held at Luton Hoo has been cancelled.
		In aid of Sudan the event was to be a highlight of the year at Luton and a landmark charity event.
		Luton Carnival is the biggest one day event of its kind in Europe eclipsed only by the Notting Hill Carnival which is a three day event.
	www.shoutluton.com (1728 words)

	The DiCamillo Companion - Database: History, Gardens, Movies
		Luton Hoo once contained a large collection of possessions of the Russian Imperial Family, including a significant collection of the works of Carl Fabergé.
		James I visited Luton Hoo in 1611 and knighted the current resident, Robert Napier.
		Luton Hoo is slated (Summer 2000) to be a country house hotel.
	www.dicamillocompanion.com /Houses_hgpm.asp?ID=1311 (519 words)

	Edwardian Garden Set To Flower Again (from St. Albans Observer)
		AN Eighteenth Century walled garden at the Luton Hoo estate outside Harpenden is to be restored and opened to the public.
		The six-acre hexagonal walled garden was created by Luton Hoo's owner, John Stuart, the third Earl of Bute, one of the most influential horticulturists in history, in the 1770s.
		Although the estate, including the walled garden and surrounding agricultural land, is still the property of the Phillips family, the Luton Hoo mansion now belongs to a hotel group.
	www.stalbansobserver.co.uk /news/localnews/display.var.614368.0.edwardian_garden_set_to_flower_again.php (358 words)

	Business News - Bedford Today: News, Sport, Jobs, Property, Cars, Entertainments & More (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Luton Hoo Park Ltd, a subsidiary of Sussex-based Elite Hotels, hopes to start turning the mansion into a luxury hotel in spring 2004.
		The Hoo's parkland, designed by Capability Brown between 1764 and 1774, would also be restored and this may take up to ten years.
		Councillors deferred Luton Hoo Park's application on November 19 to give them more time to consider the views of English Heritage, which generally backed the scheme but did raise some concerns, particularly over the impact of the golf course on the landscape.
	www.bedfordtoday.co.uk /ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=550&ArticleID=711660 (369 words)

	Luton to Wheathamstead (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The town hall passed earlier and new station are in front, but the foreground is dominated by the large buildings of the Vauxhall Motors car works, which made the news headlines at the end of 2000, when it was announced that car manufacturing was to stop here after the Vectra.
		Continuing the walk around the perimiter fence and landing lights of Luton International Airport, which are immediately to the left, until there is a choice of paths.
		To the right is Luton Hoo and it's surrounding park landscaped by Capability Brown.
	www.leevalley-online.co.uk /leisure/walks/leavalleywalk2.htm (1178 words)

	Luton Airport Parking
		Bedforshire neatly divides into two distinct sections, based on the more industrial south centred on Luton and the agricultural north based on the market town of Bedford.
		West Park Gardens is perhaps not as well known but has one of the most magnificent gardens in England having taken its inspiration from the great gardens of Versailles.
		Luton Hoo, Luton is a grand house with over 1000 acres of parklands designed by Capability Brown.
	www.flypark.co.uk /luton.html (325 words)

	BBC Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games - Queen's Jubilee Baton Relay Route
		Luton will be celebrating the arrival of the Baton on Friday, 28 June 2002.
		Luton Town FC go by the nickname 'The Hatters', a reference to the straw and fashion hat industry which was responsible for Luton's prosperity in the 19th century.
		The stately home featured in the smash movie Four Weddings and a Funeral was Luton Hoo, originally designed and built by Robert Adam in 1767.
	www.bbc.co.uk /manchester/2002/baton/route/luton.shtml (147 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Luton is also well known for its connections with the motor industry as the home of Vauxhall Motors and also boasts the headquarters of one of the UK's biggest family brewers, Whitbread plc.
		Luton is at the hub of national and international travel networks.
		Luton Hoo, a great house on the edge of Luton, houses the renowned Wernher Collection.
	deming.eng.clemson.edu /lists/cqen.list/digest.961208 (1288 words)

	Serious About News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		From bustling Luton Airport to the sleepy villages surrounding Luton, Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard over the last few years there have been several places locally where directors mutter their infamous line 'lights, camera, action'.
		And right now filming is going on at a specially-built Victorian set at Luton Hoo - the setting for many a TV programme and movie - for the BBC's latest mini drama called Bleak House.
		"There are also stately homes in the area like Luton Hoo which is a beautiful place and one of the most popular locations because the owners are film-friendly and it is a self-contained location.
	www.seriousaboutnews.com /luton/page.html?pageID=26&storyID=33659 (723 words)

	Luton, Bedfordshire, tourist information and holiday travel guide from TourUK
		Luton, with 170,000 people this is the county's major town and industrial centre with a newish university..
		The Mossman collection of horse-drawn vehicles is the largest collection of its kind on public display in Britain, and tells the story of horse-drawn transport before the invention of the motor car.
		Situated on the outskirts of Luton Centre and close to the M1, the Chiltern Hotel is a well positioned business hotel.
	www.touruk.co.uk /beds/bed_luton.htm (566 words)

	Knowhere: Luton Best and Worst, Triumphs and Tragedies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Luton 6th Form College and also the Woolwich building society in George Street are great Art Deco buildings.
		luton has still got a problem with racists both fl and white who have a tendancy to go around smacking people, well the closed curcit tv must have helped catch some of them but not all.
		Luton Station is an eyesore seen by everyone travelling through on the train.
	www.knowhere.co.uk /210_goodbad.html (2228 words)

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