Swithland

Swithland
Main Street, Swithland
Swithland is located in Leicestershire
Swithland
Swithland
Location within Leicestershire
Population230 (2004 population estimate)[1]
OS grid referenceSK549131
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLoughborough
Postcode districtLE12
Dialling code01509
PoliceLeicestershire
FireLeicestershire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
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England
Leicestershire
52°42′48″N 1°11′17″W / 52.713228°N 1.188036°W / 52.713228; -1.188036

Swithland is a linear village in the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England. The civil parish population was put at 230 in 2004 and 217 in the 2011 census.[2] It is in the old Charnwood Forest, between Cropston, Woodhouse and Woodhouse Eaves. It has a village hall, a parish church and a public house, the Griffin Inn. The village is known for the slate that was quarried in the area.

  1. ^ 2004 Population Estimates, Leicestershire County Council, retrieved 2010-07-23
  2. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 June 2016.