Swepstone is a village in the civil parish of Swepstone and Newton Burgoland, in the North West Leicestershire district of Leicestershire, England, about five miles south of Ashby de la Zouch. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census 656.[1] The parish includes the villages of Swepstone and Newton Burgoland.[2][3] On 1 March 2023 the parish was renamed from "Swepstone" to "Swepstone and Newton Burgoland".[4]
The earliest documentation of the village is found in the Domesday Book where it appears as Scopestone.[5] Later documentary appearances are given as Swepeston from around 1130 to 1471, and Swepston from 1234.[6] The name is probably derived from the Old English personal name Sweppes, and the suffix tūn, meaning "Sweppi's farm or village".
Swepstone farmers regularly sold their cattle in local market towns. In 1597 three Swepstone farmers, Richard Dudley, William Chilwell and Thomas Burrows were called to give evidence in an archdeaconry court case. It is recorded that the three were drinking together in an alehouse near the market square in Atherstone while their beasts were tethered outside.[7]
Swepstone's only public house is The Old Crown Inn, previously known as The Odd House, which serves food.
swepstone, village, civil, parish, newton, burgoland, north, west, leicestershire, district, leicestershire, england, about, five, miles, south, ashby, zouch, population, civil, parish, 2011, census, parish, includes, villages, newton, burgoland, march, 2023, . Swepstone is a village in the civil parish of Swepstone and Newton Burgoland in the North West Leicestershire district of Leicestershire England about five miles south of Ashby de la Zouch The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census 656 1 The parish includes the villages of Swepstone and Newton Burgoland 2 3 On 1 March 2023 the parish was renamed from Swepstone to Swepstone and Newton Burgoland 4 SwepstoneSaint Peter s Church SwepstoneSwepstoneLocation within LeicestershirePopulation656 2011 OS grid referenceSK 37083 10771 London172 kmCivil parishSwepstone and Newton BurgolandDistrictNorth West LeicestershireShire countyLeicestershireRegionEast MidlandsCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townCOALVILLEPostcode districtLE67Dialling code01530PoliceLeicestershireFireLeicestershireAmbulanceEast MidlandsUK ParliamentNorth West LeicestershireList of places UK England Leicestershire 52 41 36 N 1 27 18 W 52 693292 N 1 45498 W 52 693292 1 45498 The earliest documentation of the village is found in the Domesday Book where it appears as Scopestone 5 Later documentary appearances are given as Swepeston from around 1130 to 1471 and Swepston from 1234 6 The name is probably derived from the Old English personal name Sweppes and the suffix tun meaning Sweppi s farm or village Swepstone farmers regularly sold their cattle in local market towns In 1597 three Swepstone farmers Richard Dudley William Chilwell and Thomas Burrows were called to give evidence in an archdeaconry court case It is recorded that the three were drinking together in an alehouse near the market square in Atherstone while their beasts were tethered outside 7 Swepstone s only public house is The Old Crown Inn previously known as The Odd House which serves food Planting of The National Forest is taking place near the village 8 References edit Civil Parish population 2011 Neighbourhood Statistics Office for National Statistics Retrieved 17 June 2016 OS Explorer Map 245 The National Forest 1 25 000 ISBN 0 319 24028 2 Map Details retrieved 11 April 2013 Notice of change of name of parish PDF Local Government Boundary Commission for England Retrieved 17 November 2023 G Martin amp A Williams 2003 Domesday Book A Complete Translation Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom ISBN 0 14 143994 7 Watts Victor et al 2004 The Cambridge Dictionary of Place Names Cambridge University Press Cambridge ISBN 0 521 36209 1 elizabethi org Gilwiskaw Valley Wood amp Tempe Farm External links edit nbsp Media related to Swepstone at Wikimedia Commons nbsp This Leicestershire location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Swepstone amp oldid 1186014912, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,