Swallowfield
| Swallowfield | |
| Berkshire | |
|---|---|
 All Saints' parish church | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SU7264 |
| Location: | 51°22’41"N, -0°57’32"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 1,961 (2001) |
| Post town: | Reading |
| Postcode: | RG7 |
| Dialling code: | 0118 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Wokingham |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Wokingham |
Swallowfield is a village in Berkshire, about five miles south of Reading, and a mile north of the county boundary with Hampshire.
The civil parish of Swallowfield also includes the nearby villages of Riseley and Farley Hill.
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.[1]
Swallowfield has been the home of a number of famous persons including Thomas 'Diamond' Pitt, the Governor of Fort St. George;[2] William Backhouse, the Rosicrucian philosopher;[3] Henry Hyde, 2nd Earl of Clarendon;[4] and, in his childhood, Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon.[5]
The 19th century author Mary Russell Mitford retired to the village and is buried in the churchyard.[6]
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References
- ↑ Ford, David Nash (2002). "Swallowfield Park". Royal Berkshire History. Nash Ford Publishing. http://www.berkshirehistory.com/castles/swallowfield_park.html. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
- ↑ Ford, David Nash (2003). "Thomas 'Diamond' Pitt (1653-1726)". Royal Berkshire History. Nash Ford Publishing. http://www.berkshirehistory.com/bios/tpitt.html. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
- ↑ Ford, David Nash (2002). "William Backhouse (1593-1662)". Royal Berkshire History. Nash Ford Publishing. http://www.berkshirehistory.com/bios/wbackhouse.html. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
- ↑ Hyde, Henry (1638-1709): Dictionary of National Biography
- ↑ Ford, David Nash (2003). "Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon (1661-1724)". Royal Berkshire History. Nash Ford Publishing. http://www.berkshirehistory.com/bios/ehyde_3eofc.html. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
- ↑ Ford, David Nash (2003). "Mary Russell Mitford (1787-1865)". Royal Berkshire History. Nash Ford Publishing. http://www.berkshirehistory.com/bios/mrmitford.html. Retrieved 28 December 2010.