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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rothley railway station and Rothley Court.
Rothley railway station
Railway station
Photo: Ronstar308, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rothley railway station is a heritage railway station on the preserved section of the Great Central Railway's London Extension. Built to the standard island platform pattern of country stations on the line, it originally opened on 15 March 1899 and has been restored to late Edwardian era condition, circa 1910.
Rothley Court
Building
Photo: Terry Sheppard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rothley Court is a country house at Rothley in Leicestershire, England. It was mentioned in the Domesday Book and later, as Rothley Temple, associated with the Knights Templar.
Mountsorrel Cross
Memorial
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Mountsorrel Cross is a market cross that dates from the Middle Ages. It originally stood on Main Street in the village of Mountsorrel, Leicestershire, but was moved in the late 18th century to a position 250 metres south-east of St Leonard's Church, Swithland, where it still stands.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cropston and Broadnook.
Cropston
Village
Photo: Kev747, Public domain.
Cropston is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Thurcaston and Cropston, part of the Borough of Charnwood in Leicestershire, England.
Birstall
Village
Photo: Wesley Trevor Johnston, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Birstall is a large village and civil parish within the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England. It is three miles north of Leicester city centre and is part of the wider Leicester Urban Area. Birstall is situated 2 miles southeast of Thurcaston.
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″ northLongitude
-1.16062° or 1° 9′ 38″ westPopulation
877Elevation
230 feet (70 metres)Open location code
9C4WMRVQ+VQOpenStreetMap ID
node 6919806837OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2635900Wikidata ID
Q7799263
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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
Explore places such as Ashton Green and Heathe Gardens.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Richard Hill Church of England Primary School and Thurcaston Memorial Hall.
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