Archaeologists have found evidence of two hundred and fifty thousand year old Palaeolithic encampments. Waulud’s Bank is a Neolithic henge dating back to around 300 B.C. found at Galley hill.

Urban settlements appeared in the first century with the remains of the roman town of durocobrivis being found in Luton.

Modern day foundations of Luton are more normally dated to the sixth century occupation by the Saxon’s who founded “Lea tun” as a Saxon outpost.

The Domesday Book records Luton as Lintone and also Loitone stating that the local economy was made up of agriculture and had a population of around seven hundred and fifty people.

Robert earl of Gloucester started to build St Marys Church in 1121, the oldest building still in use today in Luton.

Falkes de Breaute a mercenary used by King John in the twelve century settled in Luton changing the name of his wife’s house to “Fawkes Hall”, over the years this became corrupted into “Foxhall” and then “Vauxhall” – it was on this site in the twentieth century that the car manufacturer was formed taking the name Vauxhall as well as using the Falkes de Breautes coat of arms mythical griffin as the car manufacturers emblem.

In 1336 most of Luton was destroyed by fire.

In the 17th and 18th century Luton had become famous for its hat manufacturing industry.

The 20th century saw Luton move away from its hat industry and into car manufacturing with Vauxhall and household appliances with Electrolux.