Visit Thurnby Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Thurnby

  

Thurnby Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Thurnby

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Thurnby history

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Thurnby is not mentioned in the Domesday Book, possibly being considered part of Stoughton, but is recorded by the 13th century. By 1563 there were 40 households recorded but declined in the following years, with only 22 by 1670. The church, now St Luke’s, originates from around 1143.

You can visit Thurnby places with Walkfo Thurnby to hear history at Thurnby’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Thurnby has 24 places to visit in our interactive Thurnby map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Thurnby, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Thurnby places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Thurnby & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 24 audio facts unique to Thurnby places in an interactive Thurnby map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Thurnby Places Map
24 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Thurnby historic spots	Thurnby tourist destinations	Thurnby plaques	Thurnby geographic features
Walkfo Thurnby tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Thurnby

  

Best Thurnby places to visit

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Thurnby has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Thurnby’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Thurnby’s information audio spots:

Thurnby Lodge Thurnby Lodge is an estate in eastern Leicester, Leicestershire, England. It consists of the area inside the city boundary which is north of the Uppingham Road, east of the A563 outer ringroad, and south of the Scraptoft Lane. It is near Humberstone (north and west) and Evington (south)

Leicester Nirvana F.C. Leicester Nirvana Football Club is a football club based in the Hamilton area of Leicester in Leicestershire. Formed in 2008 by a merger of Thurnby Rangers and Leicester Nirvana, they are currently members of the United Counties League Premier Division North.

Scraptoft Scraptoft is a village in Leicestershire, England. It has a population of about 1,500, measured at the 2011 census as 1,804. It lies north of the A47 road east of Leicester, and runs directly into the built up area of Thurnby and Bushby.

Humberstone & Hamilton Humberstone and Hamilton is an electoral ward and administrative division of the City of Leicester. It comprises the north-eastern Leicester suburbs of Humberstones, Garden City, Hamilton and Netherhall.

RAF Leicester East RAF Leicester East is a former Royal Air Force station. It was constructed in 1942 and formally opened in October 1943. The airfield is now Leicester Airport.

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