Visit Thurleigh Places

Welcome to Visit Thurleigh Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Thurleigh

  

Thurleigh Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Thurleigh

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Thurleigh history

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Excavations have shown evidence the locality was occupied in the Iron-Age, Roman and Saxon periods. In Domesday of 1086 the Middle English orthography as to both modern ‘th’ digraph sounds was often in different forms particularly as to this county — the place is LaLega. By 1372 it is Thyrleye. In 1813, Thurleigh, or Thurley, is recorded as being in the Hundred of Willey and the Deanery of Eaton.

Airfield

RAF Thurleigh was built for RAF Bomber Command during World War II. Four squadrons of B-17 Flying Fortresses flew 341 bombing missions over three years. After the war the airfield was used by the Royal Aeronautical Establishment for research and development work.

Thurleigh landmarks

The Parish Church of Saint Peter is a grade II* listed building dating from approximately 1130. Thurleigh Castle was a medieval timber, motte-and-bailey, castle, but only earthworks survive today. The former vicarage was finished in 1750 for vicar Robert Lerogne.

Thurleigh geography / climate

Thurleigh is about 6 miles (10 km) north of the county town of Bedford. The parish is spread across five “Ends”, local parlance for a hamlet. The land is undulating boulder clay, ranging in height from 200 ft. to 275 ft. above sea level. The countryside around is in the main used for arable farming.

You can visit Thurleigh places with Walkfo Thurleigh to hear history at Thurleigh’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Thurleigh has 13 places to visit in our interactive Thurleigh 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 Thurleigh, 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 Thurleigh places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Thurleigh & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 13 audio facts unique to Thurleigh places in an interactive Thurleigh map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Thurleigh Places Map
13 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Thurleigh places to visit

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

Thurleigh Castle Thurleigh Castle, also known as Bury Hills, was a medieval castle in the civil parish of Thurleigh, in the county of Bedfordshire.

RAF Thurleigh RAF Thurleigh is a former Royal Air Force station located 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Bedford, Bedfordshire, England. Thurleigh was transferred to the United States Army Air Forces Eighth Air Force on 9 December 1942 and designated Station 111.

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