Thurvaston is a small village in South Derbyshire

South Derbyshire

South Derbyshire is a local government district in Derbyshire, England. It contains a third of the National Forest, and the council offices are in Swadlincote....

. In 1970 the population (together with Osleston

Osleston

Osleston is a hamlet which together with Thurvaston makes up the parish of Osleston and Thurvaston. It is north west of Derby.In 1848, Osleston, , was a place, in the parish of Sutton-on-the-Hill It was recorded as having , of which 842 are in Orleston hamlet, and 746 in that of Thurvaston; in...

) was put at 200. This represents a general fall since 1871 when the population was just below 400.

History

Recent excavations have revealled extensive archaeological remains dating back from before 1400. In 2006, both Thurvaston and nearby Sutton-on-the-Hill were identified as sites for future housing. This was based on a survey which identified the high cost of housing and the high number of bedrooms per residence compared with the small number of children in the area.