Swannington, Leicestershire

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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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description: Human settlement in England
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swannington,_Leicestershire
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date modified: 2023-05-31T20:36:28Z
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