Swallowfield

For other uses, see Swallowfield (disambiguation).

Swallowfield
Village
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
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; -0.959

Swallowfield is a village and civil parish in the Wokingham district, in Berkshire, England, about 5 miles (8 km) south of Reading, and 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the county boundary with Hampshire. The civil parish of Swallowfield also includes the nearby villages of Riseley and Farley Hill. In 2011 the parish had a population of 1971.

Geography

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.[citation needed]

Notable residents

Swallowfield has been the home of a number of famous persons including Thomas 'Diamond' Pitt, the Governor of Fort St. George;[citation needed] William Backhouse, the Rosicrucian philosopher;[citation needed] Henry Hyde, 2nd Earl of Clarendon;[4] and, in his childhood, Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon.[citation needed] The 19th century author Mary Russell Mitford retired to the village and is buried in the churchyard.[citation needed]

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. ^ Lee, Sidney, ed. (1891). "Hyde, Henry (1638-1709)" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 28. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
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