Leighton-Linslade is a Town in the county of Bedfordshire.

Retail in Leighton-Linslade

There are great places to visit near Leighton-Linslade including some great towns, nature reserves, ancient sites, hills, woodlands, rivers and streams, villages, historic buildings, country parks, lakes and shopping centres.

There are a number of towns near Leighton-Linslade including Sandy, Bedford, Luton, Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard, Cranfield, and Biggleswade.

Don't miss RSPB The Lodge, and Sharnbrook Summit's nature reserves if visiting the area around Leighton-Linslade.

There are a several good ancient sites in the Leighton-Linslade area like Galley Hill Hillfort, and Ivinghoe Beacon Hill.

Galley Hill Hillfort, and Ivinghoe Beacon Hill are some of Leighton-Linslade best hills to visit near Leighton-Linslade.

Leighton-Linslade is near some unmissable woodlands like The Everton Estate,

Places near Leighton-Linslade feature a number of interesting rivers and streams including River Great Ouse at Bedford.

Leighton-Linslade's best nearby villages can be found at Stevington, Cardington, Willington - Bedford, Whipsnade, Stewartby, Aspley Guise, and Great Barford.

Leighton-Linslade's best nearby historic buildings can be found at Stevington Windmill, Willington Dovecote and Stables, Bedford School Chapel, Stewartby Brickworks, Great Barford Bridge, Market Place Woburn, and Town Hall at Woburn.

Priory Country Park, and Dunstable Downs and Whipsnade Estate are great places to visit near Leighton-Linslade if you like country parks.

The area around Leighton-Linslade's best lakes can be found at Priory Lake.

Don't miss The Mall Luton's shopping centres if visiting the area around Leighton-Linslade.

Leighton-Linslade History

There are some historic monuments around Leighton-Linslade:

• Tilsworth Manor moated site
• Medieval settlement remains at Crafton
• Park Farm moated site, deer park and fishponds
• Bowl barrow on Ivinghoe Beacon Hill, 230m east of Ivinghoe Beacon trig pillar: part of the Beacon Hill round barrow cemetery
• Medieval manor of Simpson
• Bowl barrow on Ivinghoe Hills, 240m south of Ivinghoe Beacon trig pillar: part of the Beacon Hill round barrow cemetery
• Roman town of Magiovinium and Roman fort
• Moated site, Moat Farm
• Shrunken medieval village at Caldecotte
• Bowl barrow south of the Knolls
• Leighton Buzzard market cross
• Canal bridge at Old Linslade
• Castle Hill, a motte and bailey castle 900m NNE of All Saint's Church
• Moated site immediately east of All Saint's Church
• A small multivallate hillfort on Southend Hill
• Ascott House: remains of 16th and 17th century mansion, formal gardens and warren
• Bowl barrow on Ivinghoe Hills, 480m south of Ivinghoe Beacon trig pillar: part of the Beacon Hill round barrow cemetery
• A slight univallate hillfort and bowl barrow on Ivinghoe Beacon Hill
• A moated site 200m north east of St Peter's Church
• Bowl barrow on Gallows Hill 180m south-east of Beacon Lodge
• Moated site and section of hollow way 200m south west of St Michael's Church, Stewkley
• Bowl barrow east of the Knolls
• All Saints Church, Segenhoe
• Moated site 90m north east of Ashby Villas
• Barn and fishpond and moated site with dovecote at Church Farm
• Moated site known as `The Hoult' and associated field system
• Danesborough Camp: a slight univallate hillfort 420m north of The Knoll
• Bowl barrow on Ivinghoe Hills, 460m south of Ivinghoe Beacon trig pillar: part of the Beacon Hill round barrow cemetery
• Warren Knoll: a motte castle reused as a warren
• Deserted village of Tiscott, NW of Broadmead Farm
• Settlement N of St Mary's Church, Puttenham
• Butler's Manor moated site
• Ardwick deserted medieval village
• Earthwork at Wards Coombe
• Totternhoe Castle: a motte and bailey castle, medieval quarries and cultivation terraces
• Church Farm moated site and associated settlement and cultivation earthworks