Swannington
Swannington is a former mining village in North West Leicestershire, England. A document of 1520 mentions five pits at Swannington. In the mid 18th century, the mines were owned and expanded by Gabriel Holland.
- Village with about 1,270 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 520 feet (160 metres)
- …is also known as “Swannington, Leicestershire”
- Description: village and civil parish in North West Leicestershire, England, UK
Places of Interest
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Century Theatre, Coalville
Century Theatre, Coalville is a theater building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Peggs Green and Thringstone.
Peggs Green
Village
Peggs Green is a hamlet within the parish of Coleorton, Leicestershire.
Thringstone
Thringstone is a village in the North West Leicestershire district, in Leicestershire, England.
Swannington
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Latitude
52.74013° or 52° 44′ 25″ north
Longitude
-1.3861° or 1° 23′ 10″ west
Open location code
9C4WPJR7+3H
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = village
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Swannington” goes by many names.
SwanningtonCebuano
Swannington, LeicestershireDutch
Swannington, LeicestershireGalician
SwanningtonIrish
SwanningtonLadin
Swannington (Leicestershire)Ladin
SwanningtonPolish
Swannington (parish i Storbritannien, Leicestershire)Swedish
Swannington, LeicestershireSwedish
Swannington, LeicestershireTurkish
Swannington, Swydd GaerlŷrWelsh
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