Towns & cities · North West England
Swarthmoor
Swarthmoor — village in Cumbria, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Ulverston · 1.7 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Swarthmoor is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Address: LA12. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Cumbria, England, UK". Coordinates: 54.1836°, -3.1201°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Morecambe Bay SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: Morecambe Bay
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Swarthmoor is a small village near Ulverston, in Cumbria, England. Located on the Furness peninsula, it was historically part of Lancashire.
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Background
History
Before 1850 there were just a few farmsteads on Swarth Moor, and Swarthmoor Hall, which is located to the east of today's village. George Fox (1624–1691), a founder of the Quakers, came to the area in 1652 and was later allowed by Judge Thomas Fell (1598–1658) to use Swarthmoor Hall as a meeting place. Fox later purchased land from the Swarthmoor Estate to build Swarthmoor Friends' Meeting House. The modern village of Swarthmoor grew in the mid-19th century, with houses built to accommodate the workers from nearby iron ore mines, particularly the Lindal Moor Mines. Some of the houses in Fox Street were built by John Bolton ('Old Daddy Bolton'), who was a surveyor and geologist. As the…
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- Coordinates
- 54.1836, -3.1201
- District
- Westmorland and Furness
- Parish
- Pennington
- Postcode
- LA12
- Parliamentary constituency
- Barrow and Furness
- Nearest railway station
- Ulverston — 1.7 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q1873407 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Swarthmoor (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Swarthmoor Hall July 2010.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Swarthmoor?
- Swarthmoor is in North-West England, United Kingdom (postcode LA12), in the parish of Pennington.
- Is Swarthmoor a protected site?
- Yes — Swarthmoor is part of the Morecambe Bay SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Morecambe Bay Ramsar wetland.
- Is Swarthmoor free to visit?
- Yes, Swarthmoor is free to enter.
- How do I get to Swarthmoor?
- The nearest railway station is Ulverston, about 1.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode LA12.