Thrussington
| Thrussington | |
| Leicestershire | |
|---|---|
 Thrussington Holy Trinity north aspect | |
| Location | |
| Location: | 52°44’13"N, 1°2’28"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 581 (2011) |
| Post town: | Leicester |
| Postcode: | LE7 |
| Dialling code: | 01664 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Charnwood |
Thrussington is a village and parish in Leicestershire. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 587.[1] It is on the River Wreake, near to Rearsby, Ratcliffe on the Wreake, Hoby and Brooksby, and not far from the path of the Fosse Way.
Thrussington is situated a mile east of the A46 road giving easy access by car to both Leicester and Nottingham. The village has a bus service to Melton Mowbray and Leicester. A cenotaph on Thrussington's Village Green honours the citizens of the village who served their country in military service during the twentieth century's wars.
Events
The village boasts several annual events, including the Thrussington Fun Run, Skittles on The Green, and various social and fund–raising events (most of which raise money for the local school, church, or village hall). According to the Thrussington Parish council, Thrussington originated as a Danish settlement on the western side of the River Wreake. The village has a school, hairdresser and two public houses. The village church is Holy Trinity and is of Norman origin.[2] The village seems to have been shared, in political and historical terms, between the Lords of Loughborough and Melton,[3] as there is no record of a "Lord of the Manor".
John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Thrussington: "THRUSSINGTON, a parish, with a village, in Barrow-upon-Soar district, Leicester; on the river Wreak, ½ a mile N of Rearsby r. station, and 7½ WSW of Melton-Mowbray. It has a post-office under Leicester. Acres, 2,200. Real property, £4,113. Pop., 574. Houses, 136. The manor is divided among four. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £240. Patron, Mrs. Bishop. The church was repaired in 1836. There are three dissenting chapels, a slightly endowed school, and charities £11."[4] The Anglican church is dedicated to The Holy Trinity and seats 250. It was built in the 14th century, substantially repaired in 1836, and further restored in 1877, including the tower.[3]
References
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Thrussington) |
- ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11129648&c=Thrussington&d=16&e=62&g=6444514&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1466592869484&enc=1. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ↑ Thrussington Parish council (website)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 www.genuki.org
- ↑ Imperial Gazetteer
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