Houghton Regis
Houghton Regis /ˈhaʊtən ˈriːdʒɪz/ is a market town and civil parish in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England.
| Houghton Regis | |
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| Town and civil parish | |
King's Arms and All Saints' Church | |
Houghton Regis Location within Bedfordshire | |
| Population | 19,692 (Parish, 2021) 18,820 (Built up area, 2021) |
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| Unitary authority | |
| 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.
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