Leighton Buzzard the Hamunaptra scene in "The Mummy Returns" and more recently a scene for "The Da Vinci Code". In addition, the town and surrounding area is referenced in Mary Norton's popular series, "The Borrowers". It is mentioned in Saki's short story "The Secret Sin of Septimus Brope". A 'Leighton Beau-desart in Bedfordshire' is mentioned in Chapter 4 of "The Storm" by Daniel Defoe. Leighton Buzzard Leighton Buzzard ( ) is a town in Bedfordshire, England, near the Chiltern Hills and lying between Luton and Milton Keynes. It adjoins Linslade and the name Leighton Linslade is sometimes used to refer to the
Leighton Buzzard in 2003 to Leighton-Linslade, and the revised census result including this area was 32,753. The population is estimated to have reached 37,000 in 2009 and is forecast to rise to 39,900 by 2012. The town is expanding southwards, with the development of sites in Southern Leighton Buzzard through the Southern Leighton Buzzard Development Brief. It is also expanding eastwards, with several developments forming the Eastern Leighton Linslade Urban Extension Scheme. Leighton Buzzard was twinned with Coulommiers in 1958. The twinning was renewed in 1982. It was also twinned with Titisee-Neustadt in 1991. One of the local quarries was used in