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Description in 1871:
"THURCASTON, a township and a parish in Barrow-upon-Soar district, Leicestershire. The township lies 3½ miles W by S of Syston r. station, and 4¼ N by W of Leicester. Real property, £2,194. Pop., 248. Houses, 57. The parish contains also Cropston township and Anstey chapelry, and comprises 2,960 acres. Post town, Rothley, under Loughborough. Pop., 1,095. Houses, 258. T. manor belongs to the Earl of Lanesborough; and Anstey manor, to the Earl of Stamford. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £620. Patron, Emmanuel College, Cambridge. The church is good. The p. curacy of Anstey, formerly annexed to T., has become a separate rectory. There are an endowed school with £26 a year, and charities £52. Bishop Latimer was a native."
[John Marius WILSON's "Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales," 1870-72]

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Cemeteries

The parish has a cemetery on the south side of the Leicester Road between Cropston and Thurcaston. It is maintained by the Parish Council's Burial Board.

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Census

  • Thurcaston was in the Rothley subdistrict of the Barrow-on-Soar registration district.
     
  • The 1851 census for Leicestershire has been indexed by the Leicestershire & Rutland Family History Society. The whole index is available on microfiche. The society has also published it in print and Volume 13 covers the Barrow on Soar District.
     
  • The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
     
Census
Year
Piece No.
1861R.G. 9 / 2281
1871R.G. 10 / 3265
1891R.G. 12 / 2521
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Church History

  • The Anglican parish church was dedicated to All Saints.
     
  • The date of construction is uncertain, but predates 1535.
     
  • The church seats 240.
     
  • Kate JEWELL has a photograph of All Saints Church on Geo-graph, taken in December, 2005.
     
  • Richard LAW has a nice photograph of All Saints Church on Geo-graph, taken in July, 2013.
     
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Church Records

  • The Anglican parish register dates from 1561.
     
  • The Anglican parish church was in the rural deanery of East Akeley.
     
  • In 1912, Kelly's Directory of Leicestershire places the church in the rural deanery of Guthlaxton (first division).
     
  • The parish had a small Wesleyan Methodist chapel in 1912.
     
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Civil Registration

  • Civil Registration started in July, 1837.
     
  • Thurcaston was in the Rothley subdistrict of the Barrow-on-Soar registration district.
     
  • The Registrar's Office in Barrow-upon-Soar closed in 1945. Certificates of birth, death and marriage can now be obtained from the Superintendent Registrar at Leicestershire Central.
     
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Description & Travel

Thurcaston is a village, a township and an ancient parish in Leicestershire. The parish is only 4.5 miles from Leicester city centre and 107 miles north of London. The parish covers 1,587 acres.

Cropston is a hamlet and township (once aslo a parish, but abolished in 1935) now in the parish of Thurcaston.

If you are planning a visit:

  • By automobile, the parish is just west of the A6 about 4.5 miles north of Leicester city centre.
     
  • Mat FASCIONE has a photograph of the Cropston Village Sign on Geo-graph, taken in April, 2015.
     
You can see pictures of Thurcaston which are provided by:

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Gazetteers

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History

  • Hugh LATIMER, Bishop of Worcester, was born here in 1470.
     
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Manors

  • There is no mention of a Hall or Manor House in the sources available to the webpage author.
     
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Maps

  • See our Maps page for additional resources.
     

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SK567108 (Lat/Lon: 52.691925, -1.162536), Thurcaston which are provided by:

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Military History

A new pulpit was added to the parish church in 1922 as a memorial to six men of this parish who fell in the Great War, 1914-18.

A World War One Roll of Honour was place in the Memorial Pavilion, Anstey Lane.

A War Memorial Cross was erected at the foot (south end) of the churchyard in November, 1949.

Mat FASCIONE has a photograph of the War Memorial Cross on Geo-graph, taken in February, 2014.

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Politics & Government

  • This place was an ancient parish in Leicester county and became a Civil Parish when those were incorporated.
     
  • The parish was in the ancient West Goscote Hundred in the northern (or Mid) division of the county.
     
  • In October, 1912, the parish was reduced by 12 acres to enlarge Rothley Civil Parish.
     
  • In April, 1935, the parish was enlarged by 7 acres with the abolition of Beaument Leys Civil Parish.
     
  • On that same date, the parish was enlarged by 430 acres with the abolition of Cropston Civil Parish.
     
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Poor Houses, Poor Law

  • As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, Thurcaston became part of the Barrow-upon-Soar Poorlaw Union.
     
  • Bastardy cases would be heard in the Leicester petty session hearings.
     
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Population

 YearInhabitants
1841281
1871249
1881223
1891195
1901268
1911345
1921245
1931336
19511,126
19611,587
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Schools

  • The local school was built here in 1715 by the Rev. Richard HILL.
     
  • In 1875, new buildings replaced the above and were designated a National School.
     
  • The school was further enlarged in 1894 and became a Public Elementary School. The school is south of the village on Anstey Lane and is now called the Richard Hill Primary School. Telephone Number: 01162 340212.
     
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Societies

The Thurcaston and Cropston Local History Society would enjoy hearing from you.