Warden Hill is a suburb of Luton, about 3 miles (4.8 km) north of the town centre, in Bedfordshire, England. It is roughly bounded by Central Bedfordshire to the north; Enderby Road, the A6 and Weybourne Drive to the south; Birdsfoot Lane, Grasmere Road, Icknield Way, and the A6 to the west; and Warden Hill and Galley Hill to the east.
History
Warden Hill is named after the hill overlooking it. Formerly part of the parish of Streatley, Warden Hill was a small hamlet centred on the junction of Icknield Way and the A6 until the 1960s.[1] Nearby Galley Hill was formerly a place of public execution.
In the 1960s and 1970s, Warden Hill grew to be a small village,[2] until Luton grew around it in the late 1980s and 1990s.
Local area
Warden Hill Infant and Junior schools are in the area, as well as Luton's only Catholic secondary school, Cardinal Newman. There is also a church and community centre, a golf course and a pub, The Warden Tavern.
Warden Hill is split between Bramingham and Icknield wards in Luton, and is represented by Cllr Gilbert Campbell (Conservative) and Cllr John Young (Conservative).
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