Swadlincote

Swadlincote
Clockwise from top: Swadlincote Eureka Park, Civic Offices, Hill Street Baptist Chapel, the Tall Chimney and the town centre with the town hall
Swadlincote Location within Derbyshire
Population	34,576 (2021 Census)
OS grid reference	SK2919
Civil parish	Unparished
District	South Derbyshire
Shire county	Derbyshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Areas of the town (2011 census BUASD)	List Albert Village (Village) Blackfordby (Village) Boundary (Village) Castle Gresley (Village) Church Gresley (Village) Goseley Dale Hartshorne (Village) High Cross Bank Midway Mount Pleasant Newhall (Village) Stanton Town Centre Woodville (Village)
Post town	Swadlincote
Postcode district	DE11
Dialling code	01283
Police	Derbyshire
Fire	Derbyshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	South Derbyshire
List of places UK England Derbyshire 52°46′26″N 1°33′25″W / 52.774°N 1.557°W / 52.774; -1.557

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Swadlincote is a historic mining town in the district of South Derbyshire, in the county of Derbyshire, England. It lies within The National Forest area. It borders the counties of Leicestershire and Staffordshire, 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Burton upon Trent and north-west of Ashby-de-la-Zouch and 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Derby. It covers the suburban areas of Church Gresley, Goseley, Midway, Newhall, Oversetts and Woodville and had a population of 34,576 at the 2021 census.^[1]