Swithland
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Swithland is a linear village in the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England. The civil parish population was put at 230 in 2004 and 217 in the 2011 census. It is in the old Charnwood Forest, bet
Main Street, Swithland
Boundary tower from the original Swithland Hall site
The c.1500 Mountsorrel Cross that was moved to Swithland in the 18th century
St Leonard's church, Swithland
Swithland Reservoir
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Swithland Reservoir is a reservoir in the English county of Leicestershire. It is north-east of the village of Swithland from which it takes its name, north-west of Rothley and approximately 133 metre
Swithland
…arable and dairy. Swithland Spring Water, based at Hall Farm, sells locally bottled spring water, which is collected from a spring beneath the farm. Swithland Reservoir, completed in 1896, is the largest reservoir in Charnwood; it is situated to the north-east of the village. It is accessible via the causeway road to…
View from the causeway at the southern end, with Brazil Island in the centre and the railway viaduct to the right.
The South Viaduct of the Swithland Viaduct
The draw-off tower, alongside the dam