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Thurleigh
Thurleigh — village in Bedfordshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Bedford · 8.9 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Thurleigh is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 694 people. Address: MK44. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Bedfordshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 52.2147°, -0.4578°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Thurleigh is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Bedford, north Bedfordshire, England, situated around 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Bedford town centre.
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Background
History
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. The scribes were particularly ecclesiastical for the county as Lega is a very Latin-esque form of leigh. The latter is a very common word, rarely used today for meadow or clearing (lea) almost certainly an Anglo-Saxon word perhaps preceded by the definite article, as early written in unrelated prose…
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- Coordinates
- 52.2147, -0.4578
- District
- Bedford
- Parish
- Thurleigh
- Postcode
- MK44
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Bedfordshire
- Population
- 694
- Nearest railway station
- Bedford — 8.9 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q406914 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Thurleigh (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: High Street, Thurleigh - geograph.org.uk - 1420827.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Thurleigh?
- Thurleigh is in London, United Kingdom (postcode MK44), in the parish of Thurleigh.
- Is Thurleigh free to visit?
- Yes, Thurleigh is free to enter.
- How do I get to Thurleigh?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode MK44. It sits within the North Bedfordshire parliamentary constituency.