OS grid reference SU7264 Unitary authority Region South East Post town Reading UK parliament constituency Wokingham | Civil parish Swallowfield Ceremonial county Berkshire Local time Sunday 1:46 AM Dialling code 0118 | |
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Population 1,961 (2001 Census)
1,971 (2011 Census) Weather 7°C, Wind NW at 6 km/h, 94% Humidity | ||
Swallowfield is a village and civil parish in Berkshire, England, about 5 miles (8 km) south of Reading, and 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the county boundary with Hampshire.
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Map of Swallowfield, Reading, UK
Geography
The civil parish of Swallowfield also includes the nearby villages of Riseley and Farley Hill, and is in turn is within the Borough of Wokingham.
Swallowfield has a site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) on the south western edge of the village of the village, called Stanford End Mill and River Loddon
Swallowfield Park is a stately home situated in an estate half a mile north east of the village. The current mansion has been converted into exclusive apartments.
Notable residents
Swallowfield has been the home of a number of famous persons including Thomas 'Diamond' Pitt, the Governor of Fort St. George; William Backhouse, the Rosicrucian philosopher; Henry Hyde, 2nd Earl of Clarendon; and, in his childhood, Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon. The 19th century author Mary Russell Mitford retired to the village and is buried in the churchyard.