Swithland Sidings
Swithland Sidings is in Rothley, Charnwood District, England. Swithland Sidings is situated nearby to the forest Mill Spinney, as well as near Black Spinney.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Swithland Viaduct and Rothley railway station.
Swithland Viaduct
Bridge
Photo: Duncan Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Swithland Reservoir is a reservoir in the English county of Leicestershire. It is north-east of the village of Swithland from which it takes its name, north-west of Rothley and approximately 133 metres south-west of Mountsorrel Quarry. Swithland Viaduct is situated 2,300 feet northwest of Swithland Sidings.
Rothley railway station
Railway station
Photo: Ronstar308, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rothley railway station is a heritage railway station on the preserved section of the Great Central Railway's London Extension. Built to the standard island platform pattern of country stations on the line, it originally opened on 15 March 1899 and has been restored to late Edwardian era condition, circa 1910. Rothley railway station is situated 3,500 feet southeast of Swithland Sidings.
Church of St Leonard
Church
Photo: Kev747, Public domain.
Church of St Leonard is situated 3,300 feet west of Swithland Sidings.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cropston and Broadnook.
Cropston
Village
Photo: Kev747, Public domain.
Cropston is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Thurcaston and Cropston, part of the Borough of Charnwood in Leicestershire, England. Cropston is situated 1½ miles southwest of Swithland Sidings.
Broadnook
Village
Photo: Aethonatic, CC0.
Broadnook, officially Broadnook Garden Village, is a village and planned community located in Charnwood, Leicestershire. Described as the "first garden village" in Leicestershire, Broadnook sits directly to the north of Birstall and roughly 4 miles from Leicester's city centre. Broadnook is situated 2 miles southeast of Swithland Sidings.
Quorn
Village
Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 2 miles north of Swithland Sidings.
Swithland Sidings
- Type: Railway
- Category: transportation
- Location: Rothley, Charnwood District, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.71298° or 52° 42′ 47″ northLongitude
-1.16604° or 1° 9′ 58″ westOpen location code
9C4WPR7M+5HOpenStreetMap ID
way 309594243OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=railway
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Notable Places Nearby
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