Swarthmoor
| Swarthmoor | |
| Lancashire | |
|---|---|
.JPG) Swarthmoor Hall | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SD271770 |
| Location: | 54°11’1"N, 54°11’1"E |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Ulverston |
| Postcode: | LA12 |
| Dialling code: | 01229 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Westmorland & Furness |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Barrow and Furness |
Swarthmoor is a small village just south-west of Ulverston, in Lancashire, on the Furness peninsula.
Name
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.[1]
Swarthmoor Hall
Situated on the outskirts of the village is Swarthmoor Hall, where in 1652 George Fox founded the Quaker movement.[2]
Sport and recreation
- Football: Swarthmoor Social Football Club, founded in 1946
There is a public house in the village - The Miners Arms, as well as a newsagent's half a mile away.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Swarthmoor) |
References
- ↑ Eilert Ekwall: 'The Place-Names of Lancashire', 1922
- ↑ Swarthmoor Hall