In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Luton like this:

LUTON, a hamlet in Broadhemmbury parish, Devon; 4¼ miles NW of Honiton. Pop., 49.

Luton through time

Luton is now part of EAST DEVON District. Click here for graphs and data of how EAST DEVON has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Luton itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Luton, in East Devon and Devon | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24942

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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