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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- 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 include Bedford Autodrome and Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre.
Bedford Autodrome
Sports venue
Bedford Autodrome is an autodrome based on the former site of RAE Bedford, in the village of Thurleigh, Bedfordshire. It is owned by former Formula One driver Jonathan Palmer's MotorSport Vision organisation. Bedford Autodrome is situated 1½ miles north of Thurleigh Castle.
Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre
Prison
Photo: Oliver White, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre is an immigration detention centre for foreign nationals prior to their deportation from the United Kingdom, one of 10 such centres currently in the UK. Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre is situated 1½ miles southwest of Thurleigh Castle.
Bedford Aerodrome
Aerodrome
Bedford Autodrome is an autodrome based on the former site of RAE Bedford, in the village of Thurleigh, Bedfordshire. It is owned by former Formula One driver Jonathan Palmer's MotorSport Vision organisation. Bedford Aerodrome is situated 1½ miles northeast of Thurleigh Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thurleigh and Bolnhurst.
Thurleigh
Village
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thurleigh is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Bedford, north Bedfordshire, England, situated around 5 miles north of Bedford town centre.
Bolnhurst
Village
Photo: Flutophilus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bolnhurst is a small village in the civil parish of Bolnhurst and Keysoe, in the Borough of Bedford in Bedfordshire, England. The village is about 6 miles north-northeast of Bedford town centre and about 6 miles west of St Neots. Bolnhurst is situated 2½ miles east of Thurleigh Castle.
Keysoe Row
Hamlet
Photo: Iain Macaulay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Keysoe Row is a hamlet located in the Borough of Bedford in Bedfordshire, England. The settlement is located to the south of the village of Keysoe, and is part of the wider Bolnhurst and Keysoe civil parish. Kymbrook Primary School is located in the area. Keysoe Row is situated 2½ miles northeast of Thurleigh Castle.
Thurleigh Castle
- Categories: castle ruin, motte-and-bailey castle, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Thurleigh, Bedford, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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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”
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