Place:Swadlincote, Derbyshire, England

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NameSwadlincote
Alt namesSivardingescotessource: Domesday Book (1985) p 71
TypeTown
Coordinates52.783°N 1.55°W
Located inDerbyshire, England
Contained Places
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Albert Village
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source: Family History Library Catalog


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Swadlincote is a former mining town in the district of South Derbyshire, England, lying within The National Forest area. It borders the counties of Leicestershire and Staffordshire, south-east of Burton upon Trent and north-west of Ashby-de-la-Zouch, and south-west of Derby. It also covers Newhall, Oversetts, Midway and the villages of Church Gresley and Woodville, with the sub-district of Goseley. It has a population of some 36,000. Castle Gresley is to the south-west and Albert Village to the south.

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