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Swarthmoor

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Also known as Swarthmoor, Cumbria

Swarthmoor is a small village near Ulverston, in Cumbria, England. Located on the Furness peninsula, it was historically part of Lancashire.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Swarthmoor is referenced by 17 other articles, and connects out to Quakers, England and list of sovereign states.

Vinony files it under Furness and Villages in Cumbria.

Its subject is documented across 8 Wikipedia language editions.

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Place details

Locality
Swarthmoor
Region
England
Country
United Kingdom
Population
1,076
Timezone
Europe/London

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Instance of
village
Located in
Pennington
Image
Swarthmoor Hall July 2010.jpg
Dialing code
01229
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Commons category
Swarthmoor
postal code
LA12
OS grid reference
SD274772
P8168
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Encyclopedic overview

6 sections
Contents
  • Toponymy
  • History
  • Swarthmoor Hall
  • Facilities in Swarthmoor
  • References
  • External links

Swarthmoor is a small village near Ulverston, in Cumbria, England. Located on the Furness peninsula, it was historically part of Lancashire.

==Toponymy== Swarthmoor Village was named after its location on the Swarth Moor, which was formerly a marsh-covered moorland. The Swarth Moor's name was derived from the word sweart, meaning black.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Swarthmoor” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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