Swallowfield

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Swallowfield
Swallowfield shown within Berkshire
OS grid reference	SU726649
Parish	Swallowfield
Unitary authority	Wokingham
Ceremonial county	Berkshire
Region	South East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Thames Valley
Fire	Royal Berkshire
Ambulance	South Central
European Parliament	South East England
List of places: UK • England • Berkshire

Coordinates: 51°22′42″N 0°57′22″W / 51.37845, -0.956024

Swallowfield is a village and civil parish in the English county of Berkshire. It is situated 5 miles to the south of the town of Reading, and one mile to the north of the county boundary with Hampshire.

The civil parish of Swallowfield also includes the nearby villages of Riseley and Farley Hill, and is in turn is within the unitary authority of Wokingham.

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 retirement apartments.

Swallowfield has been the home of a number of famous persons including Thomas 'Diamond' Pitt, the Governor of Fort St. George; William Backhouse, the Rosicrucian philosopher; Henry Hyde, 2nd Earl of Clarendon; and, in his childhood, Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon. The 19th century authoress, Mary Russell Mitford retired to the village and is buried in the churchyard. The same is true of Charles Dickens' dog, although he is buried in the pet cemetery in the park.

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Settlements in Wokingham Borough
Towns: Earley \| Wokingham \| Woodley
Villages: Arborfield \| Arborfield Cross \| Arborfield Garrison \| Barkham \| Charvil \| Cockpole Green \| Crazies Hill \| Farley Hill \| Finchampstead \| Gardeners Green \| Grazeley \| Hare Hatch \| Holme Green \| Hurst \| Kiln Green \| Ravenswood \| Remenham \| Riseley \| Ruscombe \| Ryeish Green \| Shinfield \| Sindlesham \| Sonning \| Spencers Wood \| Swallowfield \| Three Mile Cross \| Twyford \| Wargrave \| Winnersh
Other civil parishes: Arborfield and Newland \| St Nicholas Hurst \| Wokingham Without