Swinfen and Packington
Swinfen and Packington is a civil parish in Lichfield District, Staffordshire, England. The parish was newly formed in 1934 by division from Weeford. The parish includes the hamlet of Swinfen, and contains several listed buildings, including Packington Hall.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality with 971 residents
- Description: civil parish in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
- Also known as: “Swinfen and Packington (civil parish), Staffordshire” and “Swinfen and Packington, Staffordshire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Staffordshire Regiment Museum and DMS Whittington.
Staffordshire Regiment Museum
Museum
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The Staffordshire Regiment Museum is a military museum in Staffordshire, England, preserving the history of the Staffordshire Regiment, its antecedent regiments and its successor regiment, the Mercian Regiment, from 1705 to the present.
DMS Whittington
Military installation
Photo: Andy and Hilary, CC BY-SA 2.0.
DMS Whittington, otherwise known as Defence Medical Services Whittington, is a military base in Whittington, Staffordshire, near Lichfield in England. It is home to the Staffordshire Regiment Museum, the Headquarters of the Surgeon General and subordinate medical headquarters, and the location of the Defence Medical Academy.
HM Prison Swinfen Hall
Prison
HM Prison Swinfen Hall is a Category C men's prison and Young Offenders Institution, located in the village of Swinfen in Staffordshire, England. The prison is operated by His Majesty's Prison Service.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lichfield and Hopwas.
Lichfield
Photo: West Midlands Police, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lichfield is a city in Staffordshire, England. Lichfield retains its importance as an ecclesiastical centre, but its industrial and commercial development has been relatively small; the centre of the city thus retains an essentially old-world character, with pockets of historic charm.
Hopwas
Village
Hopwas is a village in Staffordshire, England. It lies along the North West borders of Tamworth Borough and 5 miles east of Lichfield. It is situated where the A51 road crosses both the River Tame and the Coventry Canal. Hopwas is situated 2½ miles east of Swinfen and Packington.
Hints
Hamlet
Photo: Angella Streluk, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hints is a village and civil parish in the Lichfield district of Staffordshire, England. The parish includes the village of Canwell. In 2011 the parish had a population of 355. Hints is situated 2 miles southeast of Swinfen and Packington.
Swinfen and Packington
- Category: civil parish
- Location: Lichfield District, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Swinfen and Packington” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Swinfen and Packington”
- French: “Swinfen and Packington”
- Irish: “Swinfen agus Packington”
- Polish: “Swinfen and Packington”
- Swedish: “Swinfen and Packington”
- Turkish: “Swinfen and Packington”
- “Swinfen and Packington”
Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Lichfield transmitting station and The Devil’s Dressing Room.
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