Swannington, Leicestershire
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swannington-leicestershire-201-10200184
title:
Swannington, Leicestershire
text:
Swannington is a former mining village situated between Coalville and Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, England. A document of 1520 mentions five pits at Swannington. 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 Geor
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Human settlement in England
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swannington,_Leicestershire
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2023-05-31T20:36:28Z
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