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Luton (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 51 53 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 51.8833 decimal degrees |
| Long: 000 25 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -0.4167 decimal degrees |
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Note: Site of Iron Age, Roman, and Saxon settlements; famous for its straw hats; today main industry is car production; nearby Adam mansion of Luton Hoo houses large collection of porcelain, enamelware & jewelry as well as gardens by Capability Brown. |
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| Luton (preferred,C,V,English,U)
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| Lutton (C,V)
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| Lintone (H,V)
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............ | recorded in 1086 |
| Loitone (H,V)
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............ | recorded in 1086 |
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Luton (unitary authority) (P) |
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Luton (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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| city (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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| manufacturing center (C) |
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| transportation center (C) |
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| regional capital (C) |
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