Thringstone

Thringstone is a village in the district, in , England. About 3 miles north of , it lies in the English National Forest.
Wikipedia
Photo: Trevor Rickard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Village with 2,890 residents
  • Description: village in Leicestershire, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Thringstone, Leicestershire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St Andrew and Grace Dieu Priory.

Church
Photo: Hassocks5489, CC0.

Archaeological site
Photo: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The was an independent Augustinian priory near Thringstone in , England. It was founded around 1235-1241 by Roesia de Verdun and dissolved in 1538.

Church
Photo: Ian Calderwood, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Peggs Green and Whitwick.

Village
is a hamlet within the parish of , . For many years it had formed part of the civil parish of Thringstone, until this was dissolved in 1936.

Village
Photo: Kev747, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a large village and civil parish in the district of , England, some two miles north of in the northwest of the county.

Village
Photo: Ian Calderwood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a former mining village in , . A document of 1520 mentions five pits at . In the mid 18th century, the mines were owned and expanded by Gabriel Holland.

Thringstone

Latitude
52.75136° or 52° 45′ 5″ north
Longitude
-1.36858° or 1° 22′ 7″ west
Population
2,890
Elevation
390 feet (119 metres)
Open location code
9C4WQJ2J+GH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 30393259
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2635919
Wiki­data ID
Q7798252
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Thringstone from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Dutch to Welsh—“Thringstone” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Thringstone”
  • French: “Thringstone”
  • Hebrew: “תרינגסטון”
  • Irish: “Thringstone”
  • Polish: “Thringstone”
  • Swedish: “Thringstone”
  • Welsh: “Thringstone”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Car Hill Rock and Broad Hill.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Thringstone Chapel and Thringstone House.

Leicestershire: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Leicester, Loughborough, Hinckley, and Ashby-de-la-Zouch.

Curious Places to Discover

Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.