Leighton Buzzard Urban District was combined with Linslade parish to create the new parish of Leighton-Linslade encompassing the twin towns of Linslade and Leighton Buzzard. Leighton Buzzard Urban District Leighton Buzzard was an urban district in Bedfordshire, England from 1894 to 1965. It comprised the single civil parish of Leighton Buzzard. The urban district was created in 1894 from the abolution of the Leighton Buzzard urban sanitary district. In 1933 the Eaton Bray Rural District was abolished and the area transferred to enlarge Leighton Buzzard UD. As part of a county boundary change in 1965 Leighton Buzzard UD was abolished along with Linslade Urban
Leighton Buzzard R.F.C. their tour matches. At that time Romanian rugby was a force to be reckoned with and if not close to acceptance into the then Five Nations Championship, then they ought to have been as they would score reasonably regular victories over France, Wales and Scotland. The club's golden period could be traced from the early-mid 80s to mid 90s. Prior to the RFU's implementation of a national league structure, the only measure of success for junior clubs like Leighton were the cup competitions of the RFU constituent county bodies. Winning the County Cup enabled a club to gain entry to