Thurcaston and Cropston
Thurcaston and Cropston is a civil parish in Leicestershire, England. As its name suggests, it consists of the villages of Thurcaston and Cropston. The parish had a population at the 2001 Census of 2,076, with around 1,200 in Cropston and 800 in Thurcaston.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality with 1,990 residents
- Description: civil parish in Leicestershire, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Thurcaston and Cropston (civil parish), Leicestershire” and “Thurcaston and Cropston, Leicestershire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cropston Reservoir and Bradgate Park.
Cropston Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: Charlie629, CC BY 3.0.
Cropston Reservoir lies in Charnwood Forest in Leicestershire, England. The dam and associated water works are in Cropston, while the bulk of the reservoir is in the neighbouring Newtown Linford parish.
Bradgate Park
Park
Photo: Duncharris, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bradgate Park is a public park in Charnwood Forest, in Leicestershire, England, northwest of Leicester. It covers 850 acres. The park lies between the villages of Newtown Linford, Anstey, Cropston, Woodhouse Eaves and Swithland.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Birstall and Glenfield.
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 2½ miles southeast of Thurcaston and Cropston.
Glenfield
Village
Photo: Kev747, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Glenfield is a large village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Glenfields, in the Blaby district of Leicestershire, England. At the 2011 Census, Glenfields had a population of 9,643. Glenfield is situated 3½ miles southwest of Thurcaston and Cropston.
Belgrave
Suburb
Belgrave is an area, suburb, electoral ward and administrative division of the city of Leicester, in the ceremonial county of Leicestershire, England. Belgrave is the location of and known for several notable and famous landmarks such as the National Space Centre, Space Park Leicester, Abbey Pumping Station, the Golden Mile and Belgrave Hall. Belgrave is situated 3½ miles southeast of Thurcaston and Cropston.
Thurcaston and Cropston
- Category: civil parish
- Location: Charnwood District, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Thurcaston and Cropston” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Thurcaston and Cropston”
- Irish: “Thurcaston agus Cropston”
- Swedish: “Thurcaston and Cropston”
- Turkish: “Thurcaston and Cropston”
- Welsh: “Thurcaston and Cropston”
- “Thurcaston and Cropston”
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