Thurleigh Castle
Thurleigh Castle, also known as Bury Hills, was a medieval castle in the civil parish of Thurleigh, in the county of Bedfordshire, England.- Type: Castle
- Description: motte-and-bailey castle in Thurleigh, Bedford, England, UK
- Also known as: “Bury Hill Camp: a motte and bailey castle with three fishponds”, “Bury Hills”, and “Thurleigh Bury Hills”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Bedford Autodrome and Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre.
Bedford Autodrome
Sports venue
Bedford Autodrome is an autodrome based on the former… Bedford Autodrome is situated 1½ miles north of Thurleigh Castle.
Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre
Prison
Bedford Aerodrome
Aerodrome
Bedford Autodrome is an autodrome based on the former… Bedford Aerodrome is situated 1½ miles northeast of Thurleigh Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thurleigh and Bolnhurst.
Bolnhurst
Village
Keysoe Row
Hamlet
Thurleigh Castle
- Categories: castle ruin, motte-and-bailey castle, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Thurleigh, Bedford, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.2138° or 52° 12′ 50″ north
Longitude
-0.46165° or 0° 27′ 42″ west
Elevation
262 feet (80 metres)
Open location code
9C4X6G7Q+G8
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Thurleigh Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Thurleigh (kastilyo)”
- Cebuano: “Thurleigh”
- German: “Thurleigh Castle”
- Swedish: “Thurleigh (slott)”
- Swedish: “Thurleigh Castle”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Cross End and Scald End.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Queens Head and Woodlands Manor.
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