Slip End
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 Slip End village centre |
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| Slip End shown within Bedfordshire | |
| Population | 1,976 (2001) 1,831 (2011 Census) |
| OS grid reference | TL080461 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LUTON |
| Postcode district | LU1 |
| Dialling code | 01582 |
| Police | Bedfordshire |
| Fire | Bedfordshire and Luton |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
Slip End is a village and civil parish in Luton, Bedfordshire. As well as the village of Slip End, the parish contains the hamlets of Lower Woodside, Woodside and . It has a population of 1,976, reducing to 1,831 at the 2011 Census.
The name of Slip End possibly has a connection with brickworks. Slip is an old English word for clay and End is a common part of place names in Bedfordshire and not unknown in other counties. End refers to small settlements outside larger villages. It is, therefore, possible that Slip End was named in the early 19th century because of the small number of houses built near the new brickworks in an area not previously developed with the older settlements of Woodside and Pepperstock to either side. Nearby Markyate has a Slype Lane which may or not be connected.
The school in Slip End was located towards the Pepperstock end of Front Street and Summer Street, and is now the site of a small development of flats and houses called Old School Walk. It was a board school established as after the Education Act 1870 providing education to all.
The school catered for the whole age range in two sections – juniors and infants – and in 1947 it was extended to 15‑year‑olds. A century after its foundation, the school moved to its present site on Rossway which previously had been clay pits for local brick production. The school is now a lower school, part of the three-tier education system in Central Bedfordshire, and caters for ages 3½ to 9 years.
The parish was created in 2001 by splitting that of Caddington and Slip End.
The M1 motorway runs adjacent to the village and was officially inaugurated from Slip End. This is celebrated by a large concrete slab on the bridge next to the village with the inscription:
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