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Syston
Syston shown within Leicestershire
Population	11,508 (2001 Census)[1][2]
OS grid reference	SK545085
District	Charnwood (borough)
Shire county	Leicestershire
Region	East Midlands
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LEICESTER
Postcode district	LE7
Dialling code	0116
Police	Leicestershire
Fire	Leicestershire
Ambulance	East Midlands
European Parliament	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Charnwood
List of places: UK • England • Leicestershire

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This article is on Syston in Leicestershire. There is also a Syston in Lincolnshire — see Syston, Lincolnshire SK925405

Syston is a town and civil parish in the district of Charnwood in Leicestershire, England. The 2004 population was 11,847. For other places with the same name, see Lincolnshire (disambiguation). ... A civil parish (usually just parish) in England is a subnational entity forming the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. ... Charnwood may refer to: Charnwood (borough), a local government district in England Charnwood Forest, located within the borough Operation Charnwood, a failed operation during the Battle of Normandy in World War II Charnwood (UK Parliament constituency), electorate in the British House of Commons Charnwood, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb of... Leicestershire ( IPA: (RP), IPA: (locally)), abbreviation Leics. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ...

There has been a settlement on the site for over 1000 years, the earliest records being in the Domesday book as Sitestone. The Roman road known as the Fosse Way passes through Syston, which is now largely a commuter town for Leicester. Only Thurmaston, to the South, separates it from Leicester. A line drawing entitled Domesday Book from Andrew Williamss Historic Byways and Highways of Old England. ... The Fosse Way was a Roman road in England which linked Exeter (Isca Dumnoniorum) in South West England, to Lincoln (Lindum) in the East Midlands, via Bath (Aquae Sulis), Cirencester (Corinium) and Leicester (Ratae Coritanorum). ... This article discusses Leicester in England. ... Thurmaston is a village in the north of Leicestershire in the United Kingdom. ...

The Midland Main Line runs through the town. Syston railway station currently has one platform on what remains of the former goods line, served by local Leicester to Lincoln via Nottingham and Newark services on the Ivanhoe Line. The Midland Main Line is a main railway line in the United Kingdom, part of the British railway system. ... Syston railway station is a railway station serving the town of Syston in Leicestershire, England. ... This article discusses Leicester in England. ... Lincoln (pronounced //) is a cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England. ... The Ivanhoe Line is the name given to local passenger services operated on the Midland Main Line between Leicester and Loughborough. ...

The 'Syston white plum' is well known in the Syston locality and has been grown there for well over 100 years. It is yellow, oval in shape, thin skinned and a good sized dessert plum. It normally crops in September and is emblazoned on the Syston Town welcoming signs.^[3]

Syston is the location of the headquarters of Pukka Pies, which is one of the largest employers in the town, employing 250 people.^[4] The corporate logo and slogan. ...

The River Soar runs past the western edge of the town, shortly after passing under the A46 road which underwent significant improvements early in 2006 at the Hobby Horse Roundabout, a popular meeting place on the Leicester Western Bypass. The river in Leicester The River Soar is a tributary of the River Trent in the English East Midlands. ... The A46 is a trunk road in England. ... The A46 around Leicester leaves the M1 at J21a. ...

Television presenter and actress Terri Dwyer was born in Syston.^[5] Terri as Ruth in Hollyoaks. ...

References

External links

• Syston Town Council
• Leicestershire Villages Syston
• Rushey Mead Foundation
• The Bookmark Syston