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Thurvaston Derbyshire Map

(Hamlet near Hollington)

Traditional county: Derbyshire · District / Borough: South Derbyshire · Region: East Midlands

Explore Thurvaston, Derbyshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Thurvaston map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.

Interactive Map of Thurvaston, Derbyshire

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PlaceThurvaston
Traditional CountyDerbyshire
District / BoroughSouth Derbyshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude52.937764
Longitude-1.640690
Place TypeHamlet

About Thurvaston

Thurvaston emerges from the quiet undulations of the South Derbyshire landscape as a place where the horizon seems to hold its breath. It lies 6.7 miles south-east of Ashbourne (from Ashbourne: bearing 146°T, OS grid SK 242 378), and is situated south-east of Hollington village. Fields of ancient pasture surround the houses, carrying the heavy, silent weight of centuries beneath a sky that often feels vast and grey. A short walk reveals the Shrunken Medieval Village And Moated Site At Thurvaston, where the earth bears the faint, scarred memories of dwellings long surrendered to the grass. The air here holds a particular clarity, sharpening the lines of the hedgerows and the deep, dark greens of the surrounding meadows. Nearby, the Sharrow Hall Moated Site remains as a testament to a more structured past, its presence grounding the local topography in a narrative of moats and abandoned enclosures. Thurvaston persists in this quietude, defined by the slow rhythm of agricultural cycles and the persistence of its medieval footprints. The light in late afternoon catches the ridges of the land, illuminating the subtle contours that define the character of the soil.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Shrunken Medieval Village And Moated Site At Thurvaston (Scheduled Monument) — 0.1 mi, 139° SE · 2 ha
  • Sharrow Hall Moated Site And Associated Road, Driveway, Dovecote, Enclosures And Ridge And Furrow (Scheduled Monument) — 0.7 mi, 209° SSW · 4 ha
  • Lower Thurvaston Medieval Settlement, Including Part Of The Open Field System (Scheduled Monument) — 0.8 mi, 235° SW · 14 ha
  • Nuns Clough (Valley) — 1.2 mi, 095° E
  • Longford Brook (River) — 1.3 mi, 262° W
  • Shirley Brook (River) — 1.3 mi, 264° W
  • Hardley Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.8 mi, 173° S
  • The Burrows Gardens (Attraction) — 1.8 mi, 041° NE
  • Mill Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.6 mi, 317° NW
  • Ednaston Manor (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.7 mi, 356° N · 12 ha
  • Monk's Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.9 mi, 358° N
  • Dog Kennel Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.9 mi, 116° ESE
  • Claypit Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 3.5 mi, 207° SSW
  • Mercaston Marsh And Muggington Bottoms Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 4.0 mi, 032° NNE · 14 ha
  • Hilton Gravel Pits Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 4.0 mi, 173° S · 31 ha
  • Sculpture Garden (Public Artwork) — 4.1 mi, 171° S
  • Vicar Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 4.6 mi, 076° ENE
  • Kedleston Hall (Attraction) — 4.6 mi, 071° ENE
  • Hay Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 4.8 mi, 065° ENE
  • Serpentine Pond (Wetland) — 5.1 mi, 063° ENE
  • Barnes Green (Park) — 5.3 mi, 096° E
  • Tutbury Mill Picnic Area (Park) — 5.6 mi, 198° SSW
  • Famous Trains Model Railway (Attraction) — 5.7 mi, 094° E
  • Vernons Folly (Castle) — 5.9 mi, 238° WSW
  • Tutbury Museum & Information Centre (Museum) — 5.9 mi, 199° SSW
  • The Children's Country House at Sudbury (Museum) — 6.3 mi, 235° SW
  • Derby Shakespeare Theatre Company (Theatre) — 6.3 mi, 094° E
  • Vernon Street Prison (County Gaol) (Attraction) — 6.3 mi, 099° E
  • Derby Gaol (Museum) — 6.5 mi, 098° E
  • Quarndon Topograph (Monument) — 6.5 mi, 071° ENE

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About This Thurvaston Map Page

Explore Thurvaston, Derbyshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 52.937764, -1.640690. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.

Page builtSeptember 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.