Traditional county: Leicestershire · District / Borough: Blaby · Region: East Midlands
Explore Thurlaston, Leicestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Thurlaston 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Thurlaston, Leicestershire, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Thurlaston |
| Traditional County | Leicestershire |
| District / Borough | Blaby |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.586871 |
| Longitude | -1.261647 |
| Place Type | Village |
Thurlaston holds the quiet gravity of a place where the Leicestershire earth rises in broad, unassuming swells. It lies 2.4 miles east-north-east of Earl Shilton (from Earl Shilton: bearing 71°T, OS grid SP 501 990), and is situated north-west of Huncote village. The light here catches the pale stone of All Saints’ Church, which anchors the skyline with the steady patience of a landmark that has observed centuries of harvest and frost. Beyond the immediate cluster of houses, the land slopes gently toward the Upper Pool, where the water often mirrors the charcoal hues of an approaching winter sky. Thurlaston remains defined by these open, working fields, where the rhythmic passage of the seasons feels more tangible than the transit of modern traffic. Nearby, the water of Feeding Brook traces a thin, silver line through the lower pastures, providing a persistent, low murmur in the otherwise still air. History lingers in the surrounding soil, evidenced by the subtle, earthwork remnants of the Moated Site at New Hall that silently mark the medieval footprint of the land. These quiet vestiges ensure that Thurlaston retains a distinct, enduring character, unburdened by the clamour of the wider world.
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Explore Thurlaston, Leicestershire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 52.586871, -1.261647. 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 built | September 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |