Leighton Buzzard is a hidden gem in the English countryside, which retains the atmosphere of a medieval market town. It has a long social history of over 1,000 years, with a royal estate recorded in the Domesday Book. The sand industry has shaped the town, and straw plaiting, lace making and other cottage industries sustained the population before newer ones superseded. The market has been a constant over the last millennium. With its iconic All Saints church and spire, the Market Cross and its wide High Street, Leighton Buzzard is a town to walk around, to explore with its many mews and alleyways with small independent shops based around the medieval town plan plots. The last fifty years have brought major changes to Leighton Buzzard with its new estates and rising population, and this book aims to show the progress both good and bad over this time.

About the Author
Colin has been a bookseller for 35 years and has run his own bookshop for 5 years in Leighton Buzzard. A native of Watford he has lived in Leighton Buzzard for 30 years with his wife and raised three children. He is heavily involved in local community work for the promotion and improvement of the town and town centre. He has been instrumental in creating 4 Christmas and 2 Summer Festivals in the town with many more to come. He enjoys reading of course, History, Crime Novels and Genealogy.


Book Information
ISBN 9781445606026
Author Colin Ashby
Format Paperback
Page Count 96
Imprint Amberley Publishing
Publisher Amberley Publishing
Weight(grams) 305g