Thurmaston is a village and civil parish in Leicestershire, England, located within the Borough of Charnwood.

Thurmaston lies on the eastern banks of the River Soar, and two marinas are located there, one of which is also a boat-yard, and numerous mooring sites.

[2] The local football team, the Thurmaston Magpies, once boasted former England international striker/defender Dion Dublin in its ranks.

[4][5] The Thurmaston Shopping Centre, featuring a number of retail outlets and restaurants, was built on the site of the old Co-op superstore in 2005.

The main village stretch, along Melton Road, has several pubs, takeaway food outlets, convenience stores and various other small retail establishments.

Thurmaston has numerous landmarks these range from local oddities, the most famous of which being the Church Hill Road Bridge which is notorious for its flooding, to interesting historical titbits including a Statue of William Lane a British soldier tragically murdered in the village[7] and a portion of the surviving west wall from St John the Evangelist Church which had been demolished by the late 1600's[7] Thurmaston is served by a number of bus companies including Arriva Midlands, First Leicester and Centrebus with multiple stops up and down the main village and on the duel carriageway.

Charnwood borough council's local transport plan from 2004 proposed new railway stations to be opened at Thurmaston and East Goscote.