Thurcaston
Thurcaston is a village in the civil parish of Thurcaston and Cropston, in the Charnwood district, in Leicestershire, England. It was the home of Bishop Hugh Latimer.
Places of Interest
Highlights: Rothley railway station and Rothley Court.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cropston and Broadnook.
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Village
Thurcaston
- Type: Village with 877 residents
- Description: village in Leicestershire, United Kingdom
- Category: locality
- Location: Thurcaston and Cropston, Charnwood District, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.69463° or 52° 41′ 41″ north
Longitude
-1.16062° or 1° 9′ 38″ west
Population
877
Elevation
230 feet (70 metres)
Open location code
9C4WMRVQ+VQ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Thurcaston” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ثوركاستون (إنجلترا)”
- Arabic: “ثوركاستون”
- Chinese: “瑟卡斯頓”
- Dutch: “Thurcaston”
- French: “Thurcaston”
- Irish: “Thurcaston”
- Polish: “Thurcaston”
- Spanish: “Thurcaston”
- Swedish: “Thurcaston”
- Welsh: “Thurcaston”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Ashton Green and Heathe Gardens.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Richard Hill Church of England Primary School and Thurcaston Memorial Hall.
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