Population 368 (2011) Civil parish Thurlaston Local time Friday 1:26 PM UK parliament constituency Rugby and Kenilworth | OS grid reference SP477710 Sovereign state United Kingdom Dialling code 01788 | |
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Weather 16°C, Wind SW at 21 km/h, 61% Humidity | ||
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.
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Map of Thurlaston, Rugby, UK
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
Thurlaston, Warwickshire Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA