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Swingfield

Swingfield

Swingfield is a village and civil parish in the district of Folkestone and Hythe in , England. The parish includes the settlements of Densole on the A260 towards Hawkinge, and .
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  • Type: Hamlet with 1,180 residents
  • Description: village and civil parish in Folkestone and Hythe, Kent, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Swingfield Street”

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Peter’s Church and Sladden Wood.

Church
Photo: Adam Hincks, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Peter's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Swingfield, some 3 miles northeast of , , England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.

Forest
Photo: Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a 7-hectare nature reserve north of in . It is managed by the Kent Wildlife Trust. The main trees in this wood are hornbeam, field maple and hazel, and there are ground flora such as green hellebore and yellow archangel. is situated 1½ miles east of Swingfield.

Church
Photo: David Anstiss, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 1½ miles southeast of Swingfield.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Selsted and Alkham.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet in , England. It is in the local government district of Folkestone and Hythe, and the electoral ward of North Downs East. During 2006, protests were held against a proposed closure of Church of England Primary School by Kent County Council, however, the plan was abandoned in September 2006.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in the Dover district of , England, about five miles west of . Within the parish are the settlements of Chalksole and ; the parish population was 691 people, reducing slightly to 688 at the 2011 Census. is situated 1½ miles southeast of Swingfield.

Village
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Swingfield is a village and civil parish in the district of Folkestone and Hythe in , England. The parish includes the settlements of on the A260 towards Hawkinge, and . is situated 2 miles southwest of Swingfield.

Swingfield

Latitude
51.14702° or 51° 8′ 49″ north
Longitude
1.18992° or 1° 11′ 24″ east
Population
1,180
Elevation
466 feet (142 metres)
Open location code
9F3345WQ+RX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29201441
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
2636381
Wiki­data ID
Q6136670
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Swingfield” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Swingfield”
  • French: “Swingfield”
  • German: “Swingfield”
  • Irish: “Swingfield”
  • Italian: “Swingfield”
  • Ladin: “Swingfield”
  • Persian: “سوینگفیلد”
  • Polish: “Swingfield”
  • Portuguese: “Swingfield”
  • Scots: “Swingfield”
  • Spanish: “Swingfield”
  • Swedish: “Swingfield”
  • Turkish: “Swingfield”
  • Welsh: “Swingfield”
  • “Swingfield”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Swingfield”. Photo: Adam Hincks, CC BY-SA 2.0.