Thurncourt
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Thurncourt is an electoral ward
and administrative division of the city of Leicester
, England
. It comprises the suburb and housing estate of Thurnby Lodge in eastern Leicester.
to the south, and Humberstone & Hamilton
to the north. Roughly, it consists of the area inside the city boundary which is north of the Uppingham Road
, east of the A563 outer ringroad, and south of the Scraptoft
Lane.
The area south of the main shops on Thurncourt Road, towards the parallel railway embankment, was originally mainly unlandscaped country land with a natural stream running through it. The stream divides at a point opposite Thurncourt Road shops into two further tributaries, one which continues on towards the city and the other taking a route southwards under tunnels beneath the railway embankment. This natural area was extensively landscaped in several phases by the Leicester City Council
and a floodplain added up until the present day, destroying a natural fertile habitat for the then common water voles and small fresh water fish found within the habitat.
It is near but not part of Thurnby
(to the south-east), after which it is named. Other nearby places are Humberstone (north and west), Scraptoft
(east), Evington
(south) and Goodwood, Leicestershire (south).
Many of the houses on the estate have transferred to private ownership under the right to buy, resulting in a large variety of upgrades and extensions to the original council properties.
buses, routes L37 and L38 whose terminus were on Thurncourt Road opposite the shops.
Buses that currently serve the area are: Arriva Leicester services 53/53a, 56, First Leicester services 38/38a and Centrebus
services 40 (circle line) and 747
Wards of the United Kingdom
A ward in the United Kingdom is an electoral district at sub-national level represented by one or more councillors. It is the primary unit of British administrative and electoral geography .-England:...
and administrative division of the city of Leicester
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...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It comprises the suburb and housing estate of Thurnby Lodge in eastern Leicester.
Geography
Thurncourt is bounded by the wards of EvingtonEvington
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...
to the south, and Humberstone & Hamilton
Humberstone & Hamilton
Humberstone & Hamilton is an electoral ward and administrative division of the city of Leicester, England. It comprises the north-eastern Leicester suburbs of Humberstone, Humberstone Garden, Hamilton and Netherhall.-Geography:...
to the north. Roughly, it consists of the area inside the city boundary which is north of the Uppingham Road
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:...
, east of the A563 outer ringroad, and south of the 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...
Lane.
The area south of the main shops on Thurncourt Road, towards the parallel railway embankment, was originally mainly unlandscaped country land with a natural stream running through it. The stream divides at a point opposite Thurncourt Road shops into two further tributaries, one which continues on towards the city and the other taking a route southwards under tunnels beneath the railway embankment. This natural area was extensively landscaped in several phases by the Leicester City Council
Leicester City Council
Leicester City Council is a unitary authority responsible for local government in the city of Leicester, England. It consists of 54 councillors, representing 22 wards in the city, overseen by a directly elected mayor. It is currently controlled by the Labour Party and has been led by Mayor Sir...
and a floodplain added up until the present day, destroying a natural fertile habitat for the then common water voles and small fresh water fish found within the habitat.
It is near but not part of Thurnby
Thurnby
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...
(to the south-east), after which it is named. Other nearby places are Humberstone (north and west), 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...
(east), 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...
(south) and Goodwood, Leicestershire (south).
History
Thurnby Lodge is a council estate built from the early 1950s onwards to facilitate the central Leicester slum clearance until the 1960s. The area west of Bowhill Grove was the last phase of the estate stretching to Nursery Road at its most westerly point. Two, three and four-bedroomed council houses were built in brick and concrete block, terraced with large rear and smaller front gardens.Many of the houses on the estate have transferred to private ownership under the right to buy, resulting in a large variety of upgrades and extensions to the original council properties.
Amenities and facilities
The popular public houses the Stirrup Cup on Thurncourt Road and The Mayflower on Ocean road have transformed into pleasant family pubs, the Stirrup Cup offers a really good traditional pub lunch. At its northerly point the White House Inn on Scraptoft Lane is the largest public house.Education
Children on the estate attended Thurnby lodge school, Willowbrook Primary school whose sister and identical architectural school, Scraptoft Valley Primary school was on the adjoining Netherhall Estate.Transport
The estate was serviced by Midland RedMidland Red
Midland Red was a bus company which operated in the English Midlands from 1905 to 1981. It was the trading name used by the Birmingham and Midland Motor Omnibus Company , which was renamed Midland Red Omnibus Company in 1974...
buses, routes L37 and L38 whose terminus were on Thurncourt Road opposite the shops.
Buses that currently serve the area are: Arriva Leicester services 53/53a, 56, First Leicester services 38/38a and Centrebus
Centrebus
Centrebus is a privately owned company that operate a number of services around Leicester and Leicestershire, Grantham, Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire, mainly in areas where Arriva has scaled down its bus operations. Centrebus also competes with Arriva on some routes in Leicester, Luton and Stevenage...
services 40 (circle line) and 747