Thurlaston, Warwickshire
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| Thurlaston | |
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.jpg) Thurlaston Main Street | |
  Thurlaston Location within Warwickshire | |
| Population | 379 (2021) |
| OS grid reference | SP477710 |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | RUGBY |
| Postcode district | CV23 |
| Dialling code | 01788 |
| Police | Warwickshire |
| Fire | Warwickshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Thurlaston is a village and civil parish in the Rugby district of Warwickshire, England. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 352, increasing to 368 at the 2011 census, and again to 379 at the 2021 census.[1]
Thurlaston was mentioned in the Domesday Book as Torlavestone.[2] The village is located around 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south-west of Rugby, and around 1 mile (1.6 km) west of the larger village of Dunchurch. Immediately to the north of the village is the M45 motorway. There is only one dead end road into Thurlaston from the north, connecting the village with the B4429, via a bridge over the M45 motorway. Thurlaston overlooks the Draycote Water reservoir to the south, and is close to the county border with Northamptonshire, less than 2 miles to the east.[3]
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