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.

Leighton-Linslade's best nearby towns can be found at 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 number of ancient sites near to Leighton-Linslade including Galley Hill Hillfort.

There are a number of hills near to Leighton-Linslade including Galley Hill Hillfort.

The Everton Estate is one of Leighton-Linslade's best, nearby woodlands to visit in Leighton-Linslade.

River Great Ouse at Bedford is a great place to visit close to Leighton-Linslade if you like rivers and streams.

There are a several good villages in the Leighton-Linslade area like 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.

Leighton-Linslade has some unmissable country parks nearby like Priory Country Park, and Dunstable Downs and Whipsnade Estate.

Don't miss Priory Lake's lakes if visiting the area around Leighton-Linslade.

There are a number of shopping centres near to Leighton-Linslade including The Mall Luton.

Leighton-Linslade History

There are some historic monuments around Leighton-Linslade:

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