Swannington

Swannington is a former mining village in , . A document of 1520 mentions five pits at Swannington. In the mid 18th century, the mines were owned and expanded by Gabriel Holland.
Wikipedia
Photo: Ian Calderwood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Village with 1,270 residents
  • Description: village and civil parish in North West Leicestershire, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Swannington, Leicestershire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hough Windmill and Century Theatre, Coalville.

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is a tower windmill in Swannington, Leicestershire, built in the late 18th century on the boundary with the village of .

Theater building
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is a theater building.

Church
Photo: Ian Calderwood, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Peggs Green and Thringstone.

Village
is a hamlet within the parish of , . For many years it had formed part of the civil parish of , until this was dissolved in 1936.

Village
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is a village in the district, in , England. About 3 miles north of , it lies in the English National Forest.

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is a town in the district in the county of , . The town is situated on the A511 between and .

Swannington

Latitude
52.74013° or 52° 44′ 25″ north
Longitude
-1.3861° or 1° 23′ 10″ west
Population
1,270
Elevation
515 feet (157 metres)
Open location code
9C4WPJR7+3H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29529249
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2636434
Wiki­data ID
Q741317
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Satellite Map

Discover Swannington from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Swannington” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Swannington”
  • Dutch: “Swannington, Leicestershire”
  • French: “Swannington”
  • Galician: “Swannington, Leicestershire”
  • Irish: “Swannington”
  • Ladin: “Swannington (Leicestershire)”
  • Ladin: “Swannington”
  • Polish: “Swannington”
  • Spanish: “Swannington”
  • Swedish: “Swannington (parish i Storbritannien, Leicestershire)”
  • Swedish: “Swannington, Leicestershire”
  • Turkish: “Swannington, Leicestershire”
  • Welsh: “Swannington, Swydd Gaerlŷr”
  • “Swannington”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Swannington Church of England Primary School and New Swannington Primary School.

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