Leighton–Linslade Government Act 1972 the district was merged into South Bedfordshire in 1974, and was downgraded to a parish. Leighton–Linslade is recognised as a Cycling town by Cycling England, from whom it receives funding to promote cycle use. The parish participates in international town twinning: Leighton–Linslade Leighton–Linslade is a civil parish in the district of Central Bedfordshire in Bedfordshire, England, with a population of 37,469 at the 2011 Census. It consists of the settlements of Leighton Buzzard and Linslade, which have a single town council. The River Ouzel provides the border between the parts, with Leighton to the east and Linslade
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