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Leighton Buzzard
City population
42,727
#281
in United Kingdom
#243
in England
#13,155
worldwide
51.917, -0.658 · 58 km from London
About Leighton Buzzard
Leighton Buzzard is a city in England, United Kingdom with a population of 42,727. It is the 281st largest of the 794 cities of 15,000 or more listed in United Kingdom, and the 13,155th largest worldwide. It lies 58 km from London.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#243of 679
Elevation
97 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/London
Coordinates
51.917, -0.658
Record updated
2026-04-06
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
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