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Explore Thurleigh in United Kingdom
Thurleigh in the region of England is a town in United Kingdom - some 51 mi or ( 82 km ) North of London , the country's capital city .
Current time in Thurleigh is now 01:30 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Wootton, Wilshamstead, Willington, Thurleigh, and Sheffield. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Wootton . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Thurleigh ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Stanhope & Hibbert - Journey's End
An extract from a recent Swan Theatre Co. Bedford's performance of RCSherriff's World War 1 play Journey's End. Definitely an influence on Blackadder Goes Forth. This play runs over 2 hours and as suc ..
Kim Richey - A Place Called Home
Kim Richey plays Kim Richey - A Place Called Home at The Ent Shed in Bedford on November 7th 2008. www.kimrichey.com ..
Lighter than Air.mov
The October 2011 Riseley Balloon Festival held at the Sackville Flying Club in Bedfordshire. ..
Take a look at the town of Bedford
Take a whistle stop tour of our county town, Bedford. 2009 ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Bedford Autodrome
Bedford Autodrome is based just north of Bedford, England, in the village of Thurleigh. It is owned by former Formula One driver Jonathan Palmer.
Located at 52.23 -0.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre
Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre is an immigration detention centre at Milton Ernest in the Borough of Bedford in Bedfordshire. It opened on 19 November 2001 and was built to hold up to 900 people making it the largest immigration detention centre in Europe at the time. Since opening in 2001 has been dogged by controversy. In February 2002, it was gutted through a fire, reopening in September 2003. Throughout its operational period a number of hunger strikes and riots have occurred there.
Located at 52.20 -0.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
RAF Twinwood Farm
RAF Twinwood Farm is a former World War II airfield in England, located 4 mi north of Bedford. For the majority of the war the airfield was home to RAF night fighters.
Located at 52.18 -0.49 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Sharnbrook railway station
Sharnbrook railway station was opened in 1857 by the Midland Railway to serve the village of Sharnbrook in Bedfordshire, England. It was on the Midland's extension from Leicester to Bedford and Hitchin. It was situated near to Sharnbrook Summit. Here, originally there was a 1 in 119 gradient from the south taking the line to 340 feet above sea level. Around 1880, the line was quadrupled, with the new goods tracks taken through Sharnbrook Tunnel.
Located at 52.23 -0.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Oakley (Bedford) railway station
Oakley railway station was built by the Midland Railway in 1857 on its extension from Leicester to Bedford and Hitchin. It was closed to passengers in 1958 and closed completely in 1963. The station buildings remain in a dilapidated state though the goods yard is used by a haulage company. About a mile (2 km) north of the station is the point where the Midland installed its first troughs to allow locomotives to pick up water.
Located at 52.17 -0.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
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