Swannington, Leicestershire

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The remains of the engine house at the top of Swannington incline.
The remains of the engine house at the top of Swannington incline.

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[1]. Administratively, Swannington is a civil parish forming part of the district of North West Leicestershire.


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  1. ^ www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk

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