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581: 505: 164: 1141: 42: 729:, which has become a popular wedding venue and also offers a range of sports and facilities including badminton and a state of the art 3G football pitch. The facility was built in 1996, and is home to Thurmaston Parish Council Offices. Elizabeth Park is also host to many of the local communities sports teams, such as Thurmaston DPC FC, Thurmaston Magpies FC and Thurmaston Bowls club. 777: 887: 151: 904: 879: 862: 171: 675: 951: 349: 716:, whose members help promote an interest in different aspects of both past and present village life. One particular activity being pursued by a member of the group is the creation of an online virtual war memorial. The 1026: 1094: 550:, which by-passes the main village. To the east of the road is the mostly residential, newer part of Thurmaston. To the west is the main village on Melton Road, which stands on the old 389: 253: 693:
superstore out of business. The Thurmaston Shopping Centre, featuring a number of retail outlets and restaurants, was built on the site of the old Co-op superstore in 2005.
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The main village stretch, along Melton Road, has several pubs, takeaway food outlets, convenience stores and various other small retail establishments. The head offices of
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are also located in the village, along with Arriva's Thurmaston depot where the majority of their buses and drivers that operate in Leicester are based.
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As well as many other industrial sites along Melton Road, Thurmaston also contains the Earls Way Industrial Estate in the eastern half of the village.
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are being compiled to provide a listing of all those from the village who served their country in the Great War of 1914-1918 and the 1939-1945 War.
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Thurmaston has numerous landmarks, the most famous of which being the Church Hill Road Bridge which is notorious for its flooding.
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Thurmaston's prominent location on the edge of Leicester has seen much development in recent years. On 31 March 2003, a large
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in 1894. In 1935, the district was annexed to the city of Leicester where it took its modern-day name of Rushey Mead.
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Rushey Mead was formerly part of the Thurmaston parish in the 19th century, before becoming a Thurmaston
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are located there, one of which is also a boat-yard, and numerous mooring sites. These lead to the
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Aeroplanes Ltd., a subsidiary based in Thurmaston, developed the Taylorcraft Model 'D' and the
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Mk. I through Mk. V, which became the backbone aircraft of the British A.O.P.
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which is published bi-monthly. The village has a local history society,
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Church Hill Infant School and Church Hill C of E Junior School
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Thurmaston is served by a number of bus companies including
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are located on Westmoreland Avenue within the village.
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It is situated four miles north of the city centre of
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The nearest railway station is in 644:Bishop Ellis Catholic Primary School 64:adding citations to reliable sources 706:The village has its own newspaper, 974:"The Co-op is in for a rough ride" 546:Thurmaston is split in two by the 170: 16:Village in Leicestershire, England 14: 554:, the historic road built by the 1374:Civil parishes in Leicestershire 1139: 954:. Office for national statistics 902: 885: 877: 860: 775: 508:The Top House pub on Melton Road 485:, it had a population of 9,668. 169: 162: 149: 40: 990:. The Grocer. 15 November 2003. 496:, Leicester's outer ring road. 51:needs additional citations for 477:, England, located within the 1: 903: 861: 830:Places adjacent to Thurmaston 886: 878: 976:. 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Thurmaston is located in Leicestershire
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SK608090
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Charnwood
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