Swarkestone
Also known as Swarkestone, Derbyshire
Swarkestone is a village and civil parish in the South Derbyshire district of Derbyshire, England. The population at the 2011 Census was 187.
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- Locality
- South Derbyshire
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
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- The village
- Swarkestone Bridge
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- The Pavilion
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- Notable residents
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Swarkestone is a village and civil parish in the South Derbyshire district of Derbyshire, England. The population at the 2011 Census was 187.
Swarkestone has a very old village church, a full cricket pitch, a canal with a Georgian lock keepers cottage and moorings. It was mentioned twice in Domesday as Sorchestun or Suerchestune, when it was worth twenty shillings.
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