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Thurleigh Bedfordshire Map

Traditional county: Bedfordshire · Unitary authority: Bedford · Region: Eastern

Explore Thurleigh, Bedfordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Thurleigh map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.

Interactive Map of Thurleigh, Bedfordshire

How to Use This Thurleigh, Bedfordshire Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Thurleigh, Bedfordshire, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.

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PlaceThurleigh
Traditional CountyBedfordshire
Unitary AuthorityBedford
RegionEastern
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude52.214779
Longitude-0.458712
Place TypeVillage

About Thurleigh

Ancient stone and the quiet hum of fertile earth define the character of Thurleigh. It lies 5.4 miles north of Bedford (from Bedford: bearing 4°T, OS grid TL 054 585), and is situated south-south-west of Keysoe Row village. The landscape here unfolds in wide, pale horizons where the morning light catches the dew on long grasses, lending a silvery clarity to the fields. Just a short walk from the centre, the Thurleigh Churchyard Cross remains as a silent sentinel, its weathered form a reminder of centuries of local devotion. Nearby, the earth rises in the gentle, grass-covered mounds of the Bury Hill Camp, where the outlines of a motte and bailey castle still hold the memory of medieval fortifications beneath the open sky. Thurleigh retains an air of stillness, grounded by the heavy, dark soil that has supported agricultural cycles for generations. The air possesses a crisp, clean quality, unburdened by the clamour of busier roads, allowing the subtle shifts in weather to dictate the pace of the day. Every path and hedgerow suggests a long, unbroken connection to the land, where the wind carries the scent of damp earth and coming rain across the open plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Thurleigh Churchyard Cross (Scheduled Monument) — 0.1 mi, 234° SW
  • Bury Hill Camp: A Motte And Bailey Castle With Three Fishponds (Scheduled Monument) — 0.1 mi, 204° SSW · 5 ha
  • Blackburn Hall Moated Site, Associated Fishponds And Quarries (Scheduled Monument) — 0.7 mi, 272° W · 1 ha
  • Tilwick Meadow Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.7 mi, 135° SE · 2 ha
  • Thurleigh Museum (Museum) — 1.7 mi, 327° NNW
  • Tom Knocker's Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.9 mi, 314° NW
  • MT Museum (Museum) — 2.6 mi, 207° SSW
  • 1940's Re-enactors (Museum) — 2.6 mi, 206° SSW
  • Mill Theatre (Theatre) — 2.7 mi, 279° W
  • Fire Museum (Museum) — 2.8 mi, 208° SSW
  • Seabrook Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.9 mi, 090° E
  • Riseley Brook (River) — 3.0 mi, 326° NNW
  • Ravensden Brook (River) — 3.0 mi, 157° SSE
  • The Green (Park) — 3.1 mi, 259° WSW
  • North Brickhill Country Park (Park) — 3.1 mi, 182° S
  • Oakley Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 3.3 mi, 218° SW
  • Mowsbury Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 3.4 mi, 168° SSE
  • Dirt jump track/ Local club (Attraction) — 3.6 mi, 170° S
  • BMX jumps & skills track (Attraction) — 3.7 mi, 171° S
  • Bedford Cemetery (Historic Park or Garden) — 4.5 mi, 183° S · 15 ha
  • Stevington Marsh Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 4.7 mi, 242° WSW · 8 ha
  • Bromham Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 4.7 mi, 201° SSW
  • bird hide (Viewpoint) — 4.7 mi, 203° SSW
  • The Place (Theatre) — 5.0 mi, 177° S
  • John Bunyan Statue (Public Artwork) — 5.3 mi, 184° S
  • John Bunyan museum (Museum) — 5.4 mi, 182° S
  • Archbishop Trevor Huddleston (Monument) — 5.4 mi, 184° S
  • Vue Cinemas - Bedford (Cinema) — 5.5 mi, 185° S
  • Chellington lost village (Historic Ruins) — 5.5 mi, 255° WSW
  • Etienne Stott Kayak Slalom Arena (Attraction) — 5.6 mi, 181° S

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About This Thurleigh Map Page

Explore Thurleigh, Bedfordshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 52.214779, -0.458712. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.

Page builtSeptember 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.