Leighton Buzzard as the Grand Union Canal was opened there. More recently, Leighton Buzzard station was the location for part of the film "Robbery", which is based on the so-called "Great Train Robbery" (1963), whereas the actual robbery took place just outside the town, at Bridego bridge, Ledburn. In the "Domesday Book", Leighton Buzzard and Linslade were both called Leestone. Leighton Buzzard contains All Saints' Church, an Early English parish church dating from 1277. The church has a 190 ft spire and has been described as the 'cathedral of South Bedfordshire'. The church was damaged by fire in the 1980s, but has
Leighton Buzzard railway station Northwestern Railway and the other from Southern, one train per hour to and two trains an hour to Birmingham New Street. There is also one train on weekdays to and from Crewe and some services to/from Crewe on Sundays. Leighton Buzzard station is served by several local buses. The F70 bus route, operated by Arriva, provides a direct Bus rapid transit service to via the Luton to Dunstable Busway, with an onward connection to Luton Airport. There have been past proposals about reopening the route to Luton when little of it had been lost to new construction, as either a