5 years later in 1829. This Church was rebuilt in 1880. Local schools and education Beechwood Primary School, Linden Road Kings House Preparatory School & Nursery, High Street Leagrave Leagrave Library, Marsh Road Leagrave Primary School, Strangers Way Lealands High School, Sundon Park Road Moorlands School and Nursery was founded in 1891. It was originally located in the town centre before moving to Dunstable Road. In 1958 the school had grown significantly and new premises were needed. The school relocated to Leagrave Hall (built in 1850), a former home of the Filmer family. In September 2011, Barnfield Moorlands Free School became a free school, the first such school in Luton and all of Bedfordshire, when it joined the Barnfield Federation in September 2012. The school has since been renamed The Linden Academy and has relocated to Osborne Road in Luton. Today, Leagrave Hall is now the location of a mosque. Geography Leagrave is in the north of Luton, roughly 3.5 miles north of the town centre. Neighbouring areas are Hockwell Ring and Sundon Park to the north, Challney and Maidenhall to the south, Lewsey to the west, and Marsh Farm and Limbury to the east. The source of the River Lea is in the area, which flows for 42 miles to join the Thames in East London. The Lea crosses Leagrave Common and receives a number of tributaries including Knapps Brook, which joins from culverts under the railway embankment and Toddington Road, Lewsey Brook and Houghton Brook. Knapps Brook is a combination of brooks from East End, Houghton Regis and from Lewsey Park. Leagrave is a flat area. Sport and leisure Leagrave has a Non-League football team Kent Athletic F.C. who play at Kent Athletic Park. Since 2005 The Luton Youth Festival has taken place in Leagrave. The festival usually takes place in the grounds and building of St Luke's Church and features a combination of stages, local performances and youth groups. It was described as ' one of the regions most exciting and unique events' by The Luton News. The event is run by charity Leagrave Youth Work Action Group. Politics Leagrave is mostly within the Leagrave ward, although some parts are within the Limbury and Sundon Park wards. The Leagrave ward also includes Hockwell Ring and Tophill. Leagrave ward is represented by Cllr Waheed Akbar (Labour), Cllr Maria Lovell (Labour) and Cllr Sameera Saleem (Labour). The ward forms