Swannington, Leicestershire
- Swannington, Leicestershire
Swannington is a former mining village in Leicestershire, England. It was a terminus of the early (1832) Leicester and Swannington Railway that was built to carry away its pits' output.
There is also a windmill in Swannington called Hough Mill which was built near a nature reserve established on the remains of Califat colliery (a 19th century mine). It has been claimed as the birthplace of Robin Hood [ [http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=132935&command=displayContent&sourceNode=132702&contentPK=17359465&folderPk=77465&pNodeId=132393 www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk] ] . Administratively, Swannington is a civil parish forming part of the district of North West Leicestershire.
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External links
* [http://www.swannington-heritage.co.uk/ Swannington Heritage Trust]
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