Swithland
Swithland is a locality in Charnwood District, Leicestershire, England. Swithland is situated nearby to the village Cropston, as well as near Thurcaston.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cropston Reservoir and Bradgate Park.
Cropston Reservoir
Reservoir
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Cropston Reservoir lies in Charnwood Forest in Leicestershire, England. The dam and associated water works are in Cropston, while the bulk of the reservoir is in the neighbouring Newtown Linford parish.
Bradgate Park
Park
Photo: Duncharris, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bradgate Park is a public park in Charnwood Forest, in Leicestershire, England, northwest of Leicester. It covers 850 acres. The park lies between the villages of Newtown Linford, Anstey, Cropston, Woodhouse Eaves and Swithland.
Swithland Wood and The Brand
Park
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Swithland Wood and The Brand is a 87.9 hectares biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Woodhouse Eaves in Leicestershire. Swithland Wood is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade II.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Quorn and Woodhouse Eaves.
Quorn
Village
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Quorn is a village and civil parish in Leicestershire, England, near the university town of Loughborough. Its name was shortened from Quorndon in 1889, to avoid postal difficulties owing to its similarity to the name of another village, Quarndon, in neighbouring Derbyshire. Quorn is situated 2½ miles north of Swithland.
Woodhouse Eaves
Village
Woodhouse Eaves is a village in the Borough of Charnwood, Leicestershire, England. Nearby are the villages of Quorn, Swithland, and Newtown Linford. Breakback Road leads from the village to Nanpantan and Loughborough.
Sileby
Village
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Sileby is a former industrial village and civil parish in the Soar Valley in the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England. It is located between Leicester and Loughborough. Sileby is situated 3½ miles northeast of Swithland.
Swithland
- Type: Locality
- Location: Charnwood District, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.7111° or 52° 42′ 40″ northLongitude
-1.185° or 1° 11′ 6″ westElevation
223 feet (68 metres)Open location code
9C4WPR68+C2GeoNames ID
7296314
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