Swepstone

Also known as Swepstone, Leicestershire

Swepstone is a village in the civil parish of Swepstone and Newton Burgoland, in the North West Leicestershire district of Leicestershire, England, about five miles south of Ashby de la Zouch. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census 656. The parish includes the villages of Swepstone and Newton Burgoland. On 1 March 2023 the parish was renamed from "Swepstone" to "Swepstone and Newton Burgoland".

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Within Vinony's link graph, Swepstone is referenced by 62 other articles, and connects out to Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Coleorton and London.

It sits within the topics North West Leicestershire District and Villages in Leicestershire.

Its subject is documented across 7 Wikipedia language editions.

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Place details

Locality: North West Leicestershire
Region: England
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 0

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Instance of: village
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 656
Image: Swepstone Church Leicestershire.JPG
Dialing code: 01530

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Commons category: Swepstone
postal code: LE67
P8168: Samson

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The earliest documentation of the village is found in the Domesday Book where it appears as Scopestone. Later documentary appearances are given as Swepeston from around 1130 to 1471, and Swepston from 1234. The name is probably derived from the Old English personal name Sweppes, and the suffix tūn, meaning "Sweppi's farm or village".

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