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Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire

Milton Keynes (46 Pictures) in the county of Buckinghamshire

(6.4 miles, 10.3 km, direction E of Thornton)

Of interest to visitors to the town is Milton Keynes Museum, this preserves the history of the town and its area from the early 19th century through to the present day...

Stoke Bruerne

Stoke Bruerne (38 Pictures) a Picturesque Village in the county of Northamptonshire

(8.8 miles, 14.1 km, direction N of Thornton)

Lying just south of Northampton this beautiful canal village offers a wealth of interest to any boating enthusiast or any country lover...

Woburn Deer Park, Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire. August 2006

Woburn (30 Pictures) in the county of Bedfordshire

(12.3 miles, 19.7 km, direction E of Thornton)

The picturesque village of Woburn has an mixture of delightful old cottages and the magnificent Woburn Abbey...

Olney, Buckinghamshire

Olney (62 Pictures) a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire

(12.8 miles, 20.6 km, direction NE of Thornton)

Amongst other things the small town of Olney in Buckinghamshire is famous for its hymns - Amazing Grace was one of the so-called Olney Hymns written by the rector John Newton, and William Cowper, the poet...

Sulgrave - home of George Washington's ancesters

Sulgrave (2 Pictures) in the county of Northamptonshire

(13.3 miles, 21.4 km, direction NW of Thornton)

USA President George Washington's ancestral home in England...

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The Old Gaol Museum, Buckingham

The Old Gaol Museum (8 Pictures)

(3.8 miles, 6.1 km, direction W)

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A picture of Bletchley Park

Bletchley Park (28 Pictures)

(7.0 miles, 11.2 km, direction E)

Also referred to as Station-X, Bletchley Park was the top-secret wartime base of Allied code breakers, such as Alan Turing and.....

Claydon House in Middle Claydon, nr Buckingham, Buckinghamshire.

Claydon House (5 Pictures)

(7.0 miles, 11.2 km, direction S)

Claydon House was built by the 2nd Earl Verney in the middle of the 18th-century, on land which had belonged to his family since.....

Quainton Windmill and Stone cross, Quainton, Buckinghamshire.

Quainton Windmill (8 Pictures)

(9.8 miles, 15.7 km, direction S)

The Tallest Windmill in Buckinghamshire..

Salcey Forest, the Elephant Ponds

Salcey Forest (1 Pictures)

(10.4 miles, 16.7 km, direction N)

Beautiful forest, with massive oaks over 500 years old, situated a short distance from Ravenstone, close to Stoke Goldington. .....

Quainton Railway Museum, Quainton, Near Aylesbury, Bucks.

Buckinghamshire Railway Centre (9 Pictures)

(10.6 miles, 17.1 km, direction S)

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Stockgrove Country Park, Leighton Buzzard

Stockgrove Country Park (4 Pictures)

(11.1 miles, 17.8 km, direction SE)

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