Houghton Regis

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Houghton Regis

Total population

17,280

Air quality index

28Good

Coordinates51.90°, -0.52°

Demographic figures from UK Office for National Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Houghton Regis is a town and civil parish in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Joseph Paxton

English gardener, architect and Member of Parliament (1803-1865)

Edward John Eyre

British explorer and colonial administrator (1815–1901)

Badly Drawn Boy

British singer-songwriter

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Lisa Lomas

British table tennis player

Nikki Iles

British musician

Matthew Mead

English minister

Philip O'Connor

British writer and surrealist poet (1916–1998)

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Jonathan Dollimore

English sociologist and social theorist

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Derek Reid

British mycologist (1927-2006)

Adam Cunnington

British footballer (born 1987)

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Alan Biley

English footballer (born 1957)

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Albert Kempster

sport shooter (1874-1952)

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Ben Kudjodji

English footballer (born 1989)

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Edgar Allison Peers

Scholar in Hispanic Studies and educationist (1891–1952)

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Brian White

British cartoonist (1902-1984)

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Christopher Watts

Bishop of Damaraland; Bishop of St Helena

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in England

• Flitwick
  7 mi away
• Ampthill
  8.9 mi away
• Tring
  9.7 mi away
• Berkhamsted
  10.1 mi away
• Kings Langley
  13.5 mi away
• Amersham
  16.2 mi away
• Olney
  18.9 mi away
• Bushey
  19.2 mi away
• Borehamwood
  20.1 mi away
• Buckingham
  21 mi away
• Thame
  22.4 mi away
• Hoddesdon
  23.9 mi away · pop. 20,000

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Houghton Regis

Houghton Regis

Bedfordshire (England). County Library. South Bedfordshire District · 1976

Farmer Giles of Ham

J.R.R. Tolkien · 1949

Luton, Dunstable & Houghton Regis Transportation Study, Phase II

Alan M. Voorhees & Associates. · 1974

Luton, Dunstable, and Houghton Regis bus users survey, summary report

Bedfordshire, Eng. County Planning Department. · 1977

Houghton Regis, a study of the library in its community, carried out by the South Bedfordshire District Library Team

South Bedfordshire District Library Team. · 1974

The Merchant of Venice

William Shakespeare · 1600

Four pre-enclosure village maps

Fowler, G. Herbert · 1928

Collections for a history of Staffordshire

Staffordshire Record Society · 1880

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

European holly

Ilex aquifolium

Seen 2026-06-13

Common Mallow

Malva sylvestris

Seen 2026-06-13

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Seen 2026-06-13

Eastern Gray Squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis

Seen 2026-06-13

Tutsan

Hypericum androsaemum

Seen 2026-06-13

Mossy Rose Gall Wasp

Diplolepis rosae

Seen 2026-06-13

Welsh Chafer

Hoplia philanthus

Seen 2026-06-13

Green Shield Bug

Palomena prasina

Seen 2026-06-13

Herb Robert

Geranium robertianum

Seen 2026-06-13

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Houghton Regis, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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