[2] On Friday 19 April 1963 a BAC Jet Provost from RAF Syerston narrowly missed the Drome Filling Station on the A46, being only feet from the roof of the cafe.

[3] He ejected at 5,000 ft, after he had had put the plane in a spin at 18,000 ft.[4][5][6] [7] The village boasts several annual events, including the Thrussington Fun Run, Skittles on The Green, and various social and fund–raising events (most of which raise money for the local school, church, or village hall).

The village is a thriving community of approximately 550 residents, and has a school, hairdresser and two public houses.

In the 19th century, Sir Harry Goodrick, Bart., was a patron of the sports of cockfighting, boxing, and hunting with hounds.

[10][11] John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Thrussington: "THRUSSINGTON, a parish, with a village, in Barrow-upon-Soar district, Leicester; on the river Wreak, ½ a mile N of Rearsby r. station, and 7½ WSW of Melton-Mowbray.

Thrussington is situated 1 mile East of the A46 giving easy access by car to both Leicester and Nottingham.