Turnfurlong

Turnfurlong is an area of Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, England. It is roughly defined as the area of housing that adjoins the two roads, Turnfurlong and Turnfurlong Lane .HistoryTurnfurlong Lane originated as a farm track that linked Walton hamlet with Bedgrove Farm and there was a small farmstead part way along the track called Turnfurlong, roughly in the location of what is now the back of Aylesbury Grammar School. Within the first ten years of the 20th century the new grammar school and the adjoining town cemetery were in place on the edge of Walton hamlet, and it is at about this time that the farmstead of Turnfurlong disappeared from period maps.Between the First World War and the Second World War Aylesbury was expanding in population and the stretch of Turnfurlong Lane between Walton and what is now Wendover Way was built up with three-bedroomed semi-detached family homes by the bookbinders Hazell, Watson and Viney for their employees. It is at about this time that the adjoining Fair Mile, Walton Way and Clinton Crescent were constructed for the same purpose.Following the Second World War prefabs were sited temporarily on what is now King Edward Avenue and the Grange School and Aylesbury High School were both opened, though the latter is strictly within the boundary of Walton hamlet.