Thurnby
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Thurnby is a village just east of Leicester
's city boundaries, in the Harborough
district.
Thurnby village proper is set to the south of the A47
, just after it leaves the city. A sister village, Bushby
lies just to the East and merges into it such that the two have made one civil parish, Thurnby and Bushby
, since 1935. To the west is Evington
and Thurnby Lodge in Leicester proper, to the north is Scraptoft
and to the south and east are open countryside - the next villages in these directions are Stoughton
and Houghton on the Hill
.
Thurnby is not mentioned in the Domesday Book
, possibly being considered part of Stoughton, but is recorded by the 13th century.
There is now only 1 public house, The Rose and Crown, as The Swallow has since closed.
There is also a large Scout and Guide group, situated on Court Road.
Leicester
Leicester is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest...
's city boundaries, in the Harborough
Harborough
Harborough is a local government district of Leicestershire, England, named after its main town, Market Harborough. Covering , the District is by far the largest of the eight district authorities in Leicestershire and covers almost a quarter of the County....
district.
Thurnby village proper is set to the south of the A47
A47 road
The A47 is a trunk road in England originally linking Birmingham to Great Yarmouth. Most of the section between Birmingham and Nuneaton is now classified as the B4114.-Route:...
, just after it leaves the city. A sister village, Bushby
Bushby
Bushby is a village in Leicestershire, England....
lies just to the East and merges into it such that the two have made one civil parish, Thurnby and Bushby
Thurnby and Bushby
Thurnby and Bushby, sometimes known as Thurnby is a civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England.According to the 2001 census it had a population of 3,147.-Position:...
, since 1935. To the west is Evington
Evington
Evington is an electoral ward and administrative division of the city of Leicester, England. It used to be a small village centred around Main Street and the Anglican church of St Denys but was close enough to Leicester to become one of the outer suburbs in the 1930s...
and Thurnby Lodge in Leicester proper, to the north is Scraptoft
Scraptoft
Scraptoft is a village in Leicestershire, England that is effectively a suburb of Leicester. It has a population of about 1,500. It lies north of the A47 road east of Leicester, and runs directly into the built up area of Thurnby and Bushby to the south...
and to the south and east are open countryside - the next villages in these directions are Stoughton
Stoughton, Leicestershire
Stoughton is a small village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire.It is just east of Leicester, and sits in countryside between two protusions of the Leicester urban area . The closest part of the city of Leicester is Evington...
and Houghton on the Hill
Houghton on the Hill
Houghton on the Hill is a village lying six miles to the east of Leicester in the East Midlands in England.An entry for Houghton on the Hill is recorded in the Domesday Book....
.
Thurnby is not mentioned in the Domesday Book
Domesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
, possibly being considered part of Stoughton, but is recorded by the 13th century.
Convienences
Thurnby has a primary school - St Lukes C of E primary school, which has strong links with St. Lukes Church.There is now only 1 public house, The Rose and Crown, as The Swallow has since closed.
There is also a large Scout and Guide group, situated on Court Road.