Editing Thurmaston (section)

{{Short description|Village in Leicestershire, England}}
{{distinguish|Thurcaston|Thurlaston (disambiguation){{!}}Thurlaston|Thurvaston}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2015}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2015}}
{{more citations needed|date=August 2009}}

{{infobox UK place
| country                  = England
| coordinates              = {{coord|52.6752|-1.0992|display=inline,title}}
| official_name            = Thurmaston
| population               = 9,668
| static_image_name        = Thurmastonsign.jpg
| static_image_caption     = 
| civil_parish             = Thurmaston
| shire_district           = [[Borough of Charnwood|Charnwood]]
| shire_county             = [[Leicestershire]]
| region                   = East Midlands
| constituency_westminster = [[Charnwood (UK Parliament constituency)|Charnwood]]
| post_town                = LEICESTER
| postcode_district        = LE4
| postcode_area            = LE
| dial_code                = 0116
| os_grid_reference        = SK608090 
| map_type                 = Leicestershire
| london_distance          = 
}}
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'''Thurmaston''' is a village and [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]] in [[Leicestershire]], England, located within the [[Borough of Charnwood]]. At the [[United Kingdom Census 2011|2011 census]], it had a population of 9,668.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do;jsessionid=S9tFRQVLWv1KQJ7Mh7ltgyyfrGQrWjQKSk7xCGdVrXGsz990lHJ9!321497793!1368446411580?a=6&b=11129665&c=thurmaston&d=16&e=62&g=6444478&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1368446477095&enc=1|title=Neighbourhood statistics - Thurmaston CP|publisher=Office for national statistics|accessdate=2013-05-13}}</ref> It is pronounced "Thurmston".

It is situated four miles north of the city centre of [[Leicester]] and lies just outside the [[A563 road|A563]], Leicester's outer ring road.