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Swanwick
Also known as: Swanwick, Swydd Derby
Swanwick — village and civil parish in Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Butterley · 1.3 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Swanwick is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 5,077 people. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 53.0750°, -1.3980°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Swanwick () is a village in Derbyshire, England, also a parish within the Amber Valley district, with a population of 5,316 at the 2001 census, falling to 5,084 at the 2011 Census. It has a number of shops, pubs and other businesses, a Church of St Andrews, as well as Methodist and Baptist churches. In the northern part of the parish an industrial estate on the former Swanwick Colliery site incorporates the Thornton's Confectionery factory along with other businesses. There is also a Christian conference centre, the largest in the UK. Now largely urbanised, the parish still has some remaining agricultural land to the north and west.
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Background
History
The name Swanwick is derived from the Old English Swana, meaning "herdsmen", and wic, meaning a group of buildings. The settlement is thought to have begun in the vicinity of the farm above The Hayes (meaning "enclosure"), on which a number of ancient footpath routes converge. It is first mentioned in 1304 in Sir Thomas Chaworth's grants to Beauchief Abbey. Sir Thomas was the Lord of the Manor of Alfreton, which encompassed Swanwick. The area was exploited for coal from early times, first with small pits in the locality known as The Delves (meaning 'diggings') and later with a major colliery in the north of the parish, which closed in the 1960s. Several families figure highly in Swanwick's…
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- Coordinates
- 53.0750, -1.3980
- County
- Derbyshire
- District
- Amber Valley
- Parish
- Swanwick
- Postcode
- DE55 1AN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Amber Valley
- Population
- 5,077
- Nearest railway station
- Butterley — 1.3 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q652511 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Swanwick, Derbyshire (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St Andrew's Church in Swanwick - geograph.org.uk - 145691.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Swanwick?
- Swanwick is in Derbyshire, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode DE55 1AN), in the parish of Swanwick.
- Is Swanwick free to visit?
- Yes, Swanwick is free to enter.
- How do I get to Swanwick?
- The nearest railway station is Butterley, about 1.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DE55 1AN.