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Swepstone is a village and civil parish in the North West Leicestershire district of Leicestershire, England, about five miles south of Ashby de la Zouch. The parish includes the villages of Swepstone and Newton Burgoland.〔 OS Explorer Map 245: The National Forest : (1:25 000) :ISBN 0 319 24028 2〕〔(Map Details ) retrieved 11 April 2013〕 The earliest documentation of the village is found in the Domesday Book where it appears as ''Scopestone''.〔G. Martin & A. Williams (2003) ''Domesday Book: A Complete Translation'', Penguin Books Ltd., United Kingdom. ISBN 0-14-143994-7〕 Later documentary appearances are given as ''Swepeston'' from around 1130 to 1471, and ''Swepston'' from 1234.〔Watts, Victor ''et al.,'' (2004) ''The Cambridge Dictionary of Place Names'', Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. ISBN 0-521-36209-1〕 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 while their beasts were tethered outside.〔(elizabethi.org )〕 Swepstone's only public house is The Odd House, which serves food. Nearby, between Measham and Swepstone, UK Coal are extracting coal using open cast mining methods. Proposals to extend the mining area were being considered in 2013. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Swepstone」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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