Thurlaston, Warwickshire
| Thurlaston | |
| Warwickshire | |
|---|---|
 Stocks Lane, Thurlaston | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SP477710 |
| Location: | 52°19’48"N, 1°18’0"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 368 (2011) |
| Post town: | Rugby |
| Postcode: | CV23 |
| Dialling code: | 01788 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Rugby |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Rugby and Kenilworth |
Thurlaston is a village in Warwickshire; a little place with a parish population of just 368 at the 2011 census.
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 name 'Thurlaston' comes from Old English Þorleifes tun meaning 'Þórleif's estate', after an otherwise unknown founder, apparently a Norseman.
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.
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