Swallowfield

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Swallowfield
Village
Swallowfield, Berks - geograph.org.uk - 189.jpg
All Saints' parish church
Swallowfield is located in Berkshire
Swallowfield
Swallowfield
Location within Berkshire
Population1,961 (2001 Census)
1,971 (2011 Census)[1]
OS grid referenceSU7264
Civil parish
  • Swallowfield
Unitary authority
  • Wokingham
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townReading
Postcode districtRG7
Dialling code0118
PoliceThames Valley
FireRoyal Berkshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Berkshire
51°22′41″N 0°57′32″W / 51.378°N 0.959°W / 51.378; -0.959Coordinates: 51°22′41″N 0°57′32″W / 51.378°N 0.959°W / 51.378; -0.959

Swallowfield is a village and civil parish in Berkshire, England, about 5 miles (8 km) south of Reading, and 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the county boundary with Hampshire.

Geography[]

The civil parish of Swallowfield also includes the nearby villages of Riseley and Farley Hill, and is, in turn, within the Borough of Wokingham. Swallowfield has a site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) on the south western edge of the village, called Stanford End Mill and River Loddon[2] The village has a local nature reserve called Swallowfield Meadow.[3] Swallowfield Park is a stately home situated in an estate half a mile north east of the village. The current mansion has been converted into exclusive apartments.[4]

Notable residents[]

Swallowfield has been the home of a number of famous persons including Thomas 'Diamond' Pitt, the Governor of Fort St. George;[5] William Backhouse, the Rosicrucian philosopher;[6] Henry Hyde, 2nd Earl of Clarendon;[7] and, in his childhood, Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon.[8] The 19th century author Mary Russell Mitford retired to the village and is buried in the churchyard.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighboiurhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  2. ^ Magic Map Application
  3. ^ "Magic Map Application - Swallowfield Meadow". Magic.defra.gov.uk. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  4. ^ Ford, David Nash (2002). "Swallowfield Park". Royal Berkshire History. Nash Ford Publishing. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
  5. ^ Ford, David Nash (2003). "Thomas 'Diamond' Pitt (1653-1726)". Royal Berkshire History. Nash Ford Publishing. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
  6. ^ Ford, David Nash (2002). "William Backhouse (1593-1662)". Royal Berkshire History. Nash Ford Publishing. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
  7. ^ Lee, Sidney, ed. (1891). "Hyde, Henry (1638-1709)" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 28. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
  8. ^ Ford, David Nash (2003). "Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon (1661-1724)". Royal Berkshire History. Nash Ford Publishing. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
  9. ^ Ford, David Nash (2003). "Mary Russell Mitford (1787-1865)". Royal Berkshire History. Nash Ford Publishing. Retrieved 28 December 2010.

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