Swadlincote
Sign in to saveSwadlincote () is a historic mining town in the district of South Derbyshire, in the county of Derbyshire, England. It lies within The National Forest area. It borders the counties of Leicestershire and Staffordshire, southeast of Burton upon Trent and north-west of Ashby-de-la-Zouch and southwest of Derby. It covers the suburban areas of Church Gresley, Goseley, Midway, Newhall, Oversetts and Woodville and had a population of 34,576 at the 2021 census.
Key facts
- UK place.parts_type
- Areas of the town(2011 census BUASD)
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Swadlincote
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Clockwise from top: Swadlincote Eureka Park, Civic Offices, Hill Street Baptist Chapel, the Tall Chimney and the town centre with the town hall
- UK place.population
- 34,576
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021 Census)
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SK2919
- UK place.civil_parish
- Unparished
- UK place.shire_district
- South Derbyshire
- UK place.shire_county
- Derbyshire
- UK place.region
- East Midlands
- UK place.post_town
- SWADLINCOTE
- UK place.postcode_area
- DE
- UK place.postcode_district
- DE11
- UK place.dial_code
- 01283
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- South Derbyshire
- UK place.p1
- Albert Village (Village)
- UK place.p2
- Blackfordby (Village)
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Swadlincote () is a historic mining town in the district of South Derbyshire, in the county of Derbyshire, England. It lies within The National Forest area. It borders the counties of Leicestershire and Staffordshire, southeast of Burton upon Trent and north-west of Ashby-de-la-Zouch and southwest of Derby. It covers the suburban areas of Church Gresley, Goseley, Midway, Newhall, Oversetts and Woodville and had a population of 34,576 at the 2021 census.
==History== Swadlincote's name is derived from the Old English ', ' being a man's name and '' meaning cottages. Past forms of the name include Sivardingescote and Swartlincote. Local residents sometimes shorten its name to "Swad".
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Swadlincote” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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