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Swarland
Swarland in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Swarland is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Swarland is a small modern village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Newton-on-the-Moor and Swarland, in the county of Northumberland, England, situated about 7 miles (11 km) south of the market town of Alnwick and 25 miles (40 km) north of the city of Newcastle upon Tyne. In 1951 the parish had a population of 368.
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Background
History
The manor of Swarland was owned from ancient times by the de Haslerigg family of Swarland Old Hall until the 18th century. In 1741 the estate was purchased by Richard Grieve of Swansford. In 1765 his son Davison Richard Grieve commissioned architect John Carr to build a new park and mansion, Swarland Hall. The new house was later the home of Alexander Davison, a friend of Horatio Nelson, who in 1807 erected the Nelson Memorial on the park. Many of the modern local street names are linked with Nelson, including Nelson Drive, Admiral Close and Lady Hamilton Drive. The new Hall was demolished in the early 1930s and in 1936 a new village of 77 cottages was built on the estate by the Fountains…
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- Coordinates
- 55.3250, -1.7420
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Swarland?
- Swarland is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 55.3250°, -1.7420°.