Swithland

Swithland is a linear village in the Charnwood borough of , England. The civil parish population was put at 230 in 2004 and 217 in the 2011 census.
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  • Type: Village with 217 residents
  • Description: village and civil parish in Leicestershire, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Swithland, Leicestershire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St Leonard and Swithland Wood and The Brand.

Church
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Park
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is an 87.9 hectares biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of in . Swithland Wood is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade II.

Memorial
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The is a market cross that dates from the Middle Ages. It originally stood on Main Street in the village of , , but was moved in the late 18th century to a position 250 metres south-east of St Leonard's Church, Swithland, where it still stands.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cropston and Woodhouse Eaves.

Village
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is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of , part of the Borough of Charnwood in , England.

Village
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is a village in the Borough of Charnwood, , England. Nearby are the villages of , Swithland, and . Breakback Road leads from the village to and .

Village
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is a village and civil parish in , England, near the university town of . Its name was shortened from Quorndon in 1889, to avoid postal difficulties owing to its similarity to the name of another village, , in neighbouring Derbyshire. is situated 2 miles north of Swithland.

Swithland

Latitude
52.71272° or 52° 42′ 46″ north
Longitude
-1.18822° or 1° 11′ 18″ west
Population
217
Elevation
233 feet (71 metres)
Open location code
9C4WPR76+3P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 12817235
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2636367
Wiki­data ID
Q3999779
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Swithland” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Swithland”
  • Dutch: “Swithland”
  • French: “Swithland”
  • Hebrew: “סויטהנד”
  • Irish: “Swithland”
  • Italian: “Swithland”
  • Ladin: “Swithland”
  • Persian: “سویتلند”
  • Polish: “Swithland”
  • Swedish: “Swithland”
  • Turkish: “Swithland”
  • Welsh: “Swithland”
  • “Swithland”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Swithland Memorial Hall and Swithland St Leonard’s Church of England Primary School.

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