Thurlaston, Warwickshire

Thurlaston
Thurlaston
 Thurlaston shown within Warwickshire
Population 368 (2011)
OS grid referenceSP477710
Civil parishThurlaston
DistrictRugby
Shire countyWarwickshire
RegionWest Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town RUGBY
Postcode district CV23
Dialling code 01788
Police Warwickshire
Fire Warwickshire
Ambulance West Midlands
EU Parliament West Midlands
UK ParliamentRugby and Kenilworth
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Coordinates: 52°20′N 1°18′W / 52.33°N 1.30°W / 52.33; -1.30

Thurlaston is a village and parish in the Rugby district of Warwickshire, England. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 352, increasing to 368 at the 2011 census.[1]

Location

The village is located a few miles south-west of Rugby and south of the M45 motorway. The village is in a cul-de-sac location; there is only one road into the village, connecting it with the B4429. Thurlaston overlooks the Draycote Water reservoir.

The parish church is St. Edmund's. The most famous building, however, is probably the old windmill which is now used as a private house.

History and name

The name Thurlaston comes from Anglo-Saxon Þórleifestún = "the enclosure belonging to [a Viking called] Þórleif".

References

  1. "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 1 January 2016.
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