Houghton Regis
Town and civil parish in Bedfordshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Houghton Regis /ˈhaʊtən ˈriːdʒɪz/ is a market town and civil parish in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England.
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Houghton Regis | |
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Town and civil parish | |
King's Arms and All Saints' Church | |
Location within Bedfordshire | |
Population | 19,692 (Parish, 2021)[1] 18,820 (Built up area, 2021)[2] |
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Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | DUNSTABLE |
Postcode district | LU5 |
Dialling code | 01582 |
Police | Bedfordshire |
Fire | Bedfordshire and Luton |
Ambulance | East of England |
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The parish includes the hamlets of Bidwell, Thorn and Sewell. Houghton Regis, together with its contiguous neighbours of Dunstable and Luton, form the Luton/Dunstable Urban Area; this is a conurbation with a population over 286,000.[3]