Swinford, Leicestershire
All Saints Church, Swinford
Swinford is a nucleated village and civil parish in the Harborough district of the English county of Leicestershire. It used to be on the former A427, which led under the M1, to Catthorpe. The parish church is All Saints, a 12th-century Norman rebuilding of an earlier Saxon church with a 14th-century square bell tower.[1] The local pub is The Chequers on the High Street, formerly known as Chequer Inn.[1]
Chequers pub, High Street
Its Anglo-Saxon name was “Suin Heaford” meaning “the head of the Suin” referring to a tributary of the River Avon.
A wind farm has been constructed nearby and is due to commence operation in Autumn 2012. It consists of 11 turbines, each of 2 MW capacity.[2][3]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 A History of All Saints Church, Swinford (link on web page opens this document)
- ↑ www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk 21 June 2012 "Turbine blades start to arrive at wind farm site"
- ↑ www.vattenfall.co.uk Swinford wind farm project
External links
- Swinford Parish Council
- Map sources for Swinford, Leicestershire
- Leicestershire villages Swinford
- Leicestershire Microlight Aircraft Club
External links
Media related to Swinford, Leicestershire at Wikimedia Commons