Swannington, Leicestershire
Swannington is a former mining village in North West Leicestershire, England.
Swannington is a former mining village in North West Leicestershire, England. A document of 1520 mentions five pits at Swannington. In the mid 18th century, the mines were owned and expanded by Gabriel Holland. It was a terminus of the early (1832) Leicester and Swannington Railway that was built to serve the townships of Swannington and Thringstone and is built on a spot reputedly chosen by William Wordsworth, a frequent guest of Sir George Beaumont of nearby Coleorton Hall. It is possible that the dedication of the church to Saint George is derived from its association with this George Beaumont.
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Worth seeing in and around Swannington, Leicestershire
7 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Charnwood Forest Canal
The Charnwood Forest Canal, sometimes known as the "Forest Line of the Leicester Navigation", was opened between Thringstone and Nanpantan, with a further connection to Barrow Hill, near Worthington, in 1794. It marks the beginning of a period of history that saw the introduction of railways to supplement canals and, in the end, superseding them, leading eventually to the Midland Counties Railway.
3.9 km · canal in the UK · Wikipedia - 02Snibston Grange
Snibston Grange is a 3.2 hectare Local Nature Reserve on the western outskirts of Coalville in Leicestershire. It is owned and managed by Leicestershire County Council.
2.4 km · park in United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 03Grace Dieu and High Sharpley
Grace Dieu and High Sharpley is an 86 hectare biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest between Coalville and Shepshed in Leicestershire. Grace Dieu Quarry is a Geological Conservation Review site.
2.4 km · Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 04Nature Alive
Nature Alive is a 5.7 hectares Local Nature Reserve in northern outskirts of Coalville in Leicestershire. It is owned and managed by North West Leicestershire District Council.
1.2 km · park in United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 05Coalville Meadows
Coalville Meadows is a 6.0 hectares biological Site of Special Scientific Interest between Whitwick and Coalville in Leicestershire. It is managed by the Friends of Holly Hayes Wood.
3.3 km · biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire, England · Wikipedia - 06Coleorton Hall
Coleorton Hall is a 19th-century country mansion, formerly the seat of the Beaumont baronets of Stoughton Grange. Situated at Coleorton, Leicestershire, it is a Grade II* listed building now converted into residential apartments.
2.8 km · country house in Leicestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 07Grace Dieu Manor
Grace Dieu Manor is a 19th-century country house near Thringstone in Leicestershire, England, occupied by Grace Dieu Manor School until 2020. It is a Grade II listed building.
2.8 km · country house in Belton, Leicestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia
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Getting to Swannington, Leicestershire
- Airports
- East Midlands (EMA), 11 km · Birmingham (BHX), 40 km · Manchester (MAN), 90 km
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Swannington, Leicestershire45 km · quickest by road, 1h 2m · £5–7
- Manchester, Greater Manchester → Swannington, Leicestershire100 km · quickest by road, 2h 55m · £13–17
- London → Swannington, Leicestershire162 km · quickest by road, 3h 1m · £16–21
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No local-transport research exists yet for Swannington, Leicestershire
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Swannington, Leicestershire. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inThe airport mainly supports low-cost airlines such as Jet2.com, Ryanair and tour operators like Thomson Airways which serve a range of domestic and European short-haul destinations.
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Next door to Swannington, Leicestershire
Swannington, Leicestershire is 21 km from Leicester, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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