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Thurmaston
Thurmaston shown within Leicestershire
Population	9,305
OS grid reference	SK608090
District	Charnwood
Shire county	Leicestershire
Region	East Midlands
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Leicestershire
Fire	Leicestershire
Ambulance	East Midlands
European Parliament	East Midlands
List of places: UK • England • Leicestershire

Coordinates: 52°40′31″N 1°05′57″W / 52.67528, -1.09926

Thurmaston is a village and civil parish within the Charnwood district of Leicestershire, England. Leicestershire (ˈlɛstəʃə(r or ˈlɛstəʃɪə(r abbreviation Leics In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of Subdivisions of England used for the purposes of Local government outside Greater London Leicestershire (ˈlɛstəʃə(r or ˈlɛstəʃɪə(r abbreviation Leics The region, also known as the government office region, is currently the highest tier of local government sub-national entity of England, with only one The East Midlands is one of the Regions of England and consists of most of the eastern half of the traditional region of the Midlands. Constituent country is a phrase used often by official institutions in contexts in which a country makes up a part of a larger entity or grouping England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland This list of sovereign states, alphabetically arranged gives an overview of States around the world with information on the extent of their Sovereignty. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located There are a number of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom. Leicestershire Constabulary is the Home Office Police force responsible for policing Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland in The fire service in the United Kingdom operates under separate legislative and administrative arrangements in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and The Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service which covers Leicestershire including the Unitary authority of Leicester The East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS is the NHS ambulance service serving the East Midlands region of England. East Midlands is a constituency of the European Parliament. It currently elects 6 MEPs using the D'Hondt method of Party-list proportional A Gazetteer of place names in the United Kingdom showing each place's County, Unitary authority or council area and its geographical coordinates List of places --> List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in England Lists of places This is a list of cities, towns and villages within the ceremonial county boundaries of Leicestershire, England A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A civil parish in the United Kingdom is a unit of local government. Leicestershire (ˈlɛstəʃə(r or ˈlɛstəʃɪə(r abbreviation Leics England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland It is just north of Leicester. Leicester (ˈlɛstə is the largest city and Unitary authority area in the East Midlands of England, and is the traditional In 2000 its population was estimated at 9,305.

Thurmaston lies on the River Soar and is something of a boating centre. The River Soar is a Tributary of the River Trent in the English East Midlands. There are two marinas, one of which is also a boat-yard, and numerous less official mooring sites. For other uses of this word see Marina (disambiguation. A marina is a sheltered Harbor where Boats and Yachts These lead to the Watermead Country Park which is a purpose-built nature reserve, giving beautiful surroundings for a wide variety of birdlife. The Watermead Country Park is a network of artificial lakes in the valley of the River Soar and the Grand Union Canal (old, to the north of Leicester

Thurmaston, despite being small, is one of the most noticeable places as you exit Leicester to the North. Its prominent location has seen much development in recent years. In 2002 a new Asda supermarket opened, pushing the old Co-op out of business. Asda is a United Kingdom Supermarket chain which retails food clothing and general merchandise Co-operative Retail Services Limited ( CRS) was the second-largest Consumer co-operative society in the UK. The old Co-op site, across the road from Asda, has been developed into a new outdoor shopping centre, housing a McDonalds, Pizza Hut, Dunelm Mill, Next, Carphone Warehouse, TK Maxx, Starbucks, Outfit, Claire's Accessories, Boots and Sports World. Dunelm Mill, or known as Dunelm Soft Furnishings Plc, is a successful home furnishings retailer in the UK and is enjoying rapid growth Next plc ( is a British clothes Retailer, with its headquarters in Enderby, Leicester. The Carphone Warehouse Group PLC ( known as The Carphone Warehouse, claim to be Europe 's largest independent Mobile phone retailer with over 1700 TK Maxx is a chain of off-price Department stores in the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland and Germany. Starbucks Corporation ( is an international Coffee and coffeehouse chain based in Seattle Washington. Claire's is a retail store chain that primarily targets female Teenagers and Preteens Claire's has over 3000 locations worldwide in North America Thurmaston also houses some of the main offices for Walkers Crisps. It is also houses the head office of Arriva Midlands and behind this is Thurmaston Depot which stables buses and drivers for Leicester services. Arriva plc ( is a British -based international public transport operator headquartered in Sunderland.

A Thurmaston urban district was formed in 1894 from what was then urbanised southern part of the parish. In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, an urban district was a type of Local government district that covered an Urbanised area Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common This is now part of Leicester, and has never since been known as Thurmaston and was given the name Rushey Mead. Rushey Mead is an area of northern Leicester. Originally part of the Thurmaston parish it was annexed to the city in 1935.

Thurmaston parish church

The village is split in two by the Midland Main Line, which is the main London to Sheffield line. The Midland Main Line is a major railway line in the United Kingdom, part of the British railway system. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Sheffield ( is a city and Metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England To the east of the line is the newer part of the village. To the west is the old village, which stands on the old Fosse Way, the famous road built by the Romans. The Fosse Way was a Roman road in England that linked Exeter ( Isca Dumnoniorum) in South West England to Lincoln

The village has its own paper, 'The Thurmaston Times' which is published bi-monthly.

The local football team Thurmaston Magpies once boasted former England international striker/defender Dion Dublin in its ranks. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football Dion Dublin (born 22 April 1969 in Leicester, Leicestershire) is an English former footballer.

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