Swepstone

Swepstone is a village in the civil parish of Swepstone and Newton Burgoland, in the North West Leicestershire district of Leicestershire, England, about five miles south of Ashby de la Zouch.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St John the Baptist and Church of St Bartholomew.

Church of St John the Baptist

Church

Photo: Trevor Rickard, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St Bartholomew

Church

Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Shackerstone railway station

Railway station

Photo: Robpics69, Public domain.

Shackerstone railway station is a preserved railway station and heritage museum in the village of Shackerstone in Leicestershire, England. It is the terminus and the headquarters of the heritage Battlefield Line Railway, with the Shackerstone Railwayana Museum, tea room, shop, loco shed and main rolling stock located here. Shackerstone railway station is situated 2 miles south of Swepstone.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Appleby Magna and Ibstock.

Appleby Magna

Photo: Paul Reynolds, CC BY 2.0.

Appleby Magna is a village and civil parish in the North West Leicestershire district, in the county of Leicestershire, England. It includes the small hamlets of Appleby Parva and Little Wigston.

Ibstock

Village

Photo: Ian Rob, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ibstock is a former coal mining village and civil parish in North West Leicestershire, England. The population of the civil parish was 5,760 at the 2001 census increasing to 6,201 at the 2011 census and 7,615 at the 2021 census. Ibstock is situated 2½ miles east of Swepstone.