Place:Swynnerton, Staffordshire, England

Watchers
  • no watchers
Larger map
NameSwynnerton
Alt namesSwinnerton
TypeVillage, Civil parish
Coordinates52.917°N 2.217°W
Located inStaffordshire, England
See alsoNorth Pirehill Hundred, Staffordshire, Englandhundred of which the parish was a part
Stone Rural, Staffordshire, Englandrural district in which it was located 1894-1974
Stafford (district), Staffordshire, Englanddistrict municipality or borough in which it is located
source: Family History Library Catalog
source: Family History Library Catalog
the following text is based on an article in Wikipedia

Swynnerton is a village and civil parish in Staffordshire, England. Since 1974 it has been located in the Borough of Stafford. Prior to 1974 it had been part of the Stone Rural District. At the 2001 census had a population of 4,233.

St Mary's Church dates back to at least the 13th Century, and perhaps as far back as the 11th Century. Swynnerton received its charter from Edward I in 1306. During the 14th Century a market used to be held every Wednesday and an annual fair was held on August 15 each year. A grand manor house used to exist until its destruction in the English Civil War by Cromwell's men, its replacement being Swynnerton Hall, built in 1725 by Francis Smith of Warwick, which still dominates the Swynnerton skyline today. The Roman Catholic church of Our Lady adjoins the hall, which was built in 1868 by Gilbert Blount.

Nearby Cold Meece houses a British Army training area that used to be a Royal Ordnance Factory, ROF Swynnerton. It is often used by the Air Training Corps and the Army Cadet Force, but is also a regular training area for the British Army.

Maria Anne Smythe, better known as Mrs. Fitzherbert, was the mistress of George IV. Before her long affair with the Prince Regent, she had been married to Thomas Fitzherbert of Swynnerton until his death in 1781. Maria Fitzherbert died on 27 March 1837.


[edit]

Research Tips

This place has no commentary yet. It is only a stub. You can help by editing it and sharing what you know: research tips, history, relationships with other places, etc.


This page uses content from the English Wikipedia. The original content was at Swynnerton. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. As with WeRelate, the content of Wikipedia is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
Retrieved from "https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Place:Swynnerton%2C_Staffordshire%2C_England"