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Swithland
Swithland is a linear village in the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England. It is in the old Charnwood Forest, between Cropston and Woodhouse and Woodhouse Eaves. Although small, it has a village hall, a parish church, and a pub. The village is known for the slate that was quarried in the area. ==History== Swithland was originally held by Groby. Part of the village had become held by the Danvers (originally called D'Anvers) family by 1412, and between 1509 and 1796, the whole village was held by the Danvers family.〔Hadfield, C. N. (1952) ''Charnwood Forest – a Survey'', Edgar Backus, pp. 59–60〕 The village includes the 13th-century St. Leonard's parish church, which retains the original arcades and has an 18th-century west tower built for Sir John Danvers.〔Pevsner, Nikolaus (1960) ''The Buildings of England: Leicestershire and Rutland'', Penguin Books, p. 246-7〕 The church includes monuments to Agnes Scott, Sir John Danvers (actually installed on Danvers' instruction six years before his death) and five of his children.〔 The churchyard of St. Leonard's includes the tomb of Sir Joseph Danvers (1686–1753), which was built half inside the graveyard and half outside (on Danvers' estate) to allow his favourite dog to be buried with him (the dog buried on unconsecrated ground).〔 Swithland was designated a conservation area in 1993, and includes 31 listed buildings, including the Grade I Mountsorrel Cross, and several Grade II buildings including the school, which was built in 1843 and a cottage from 1842.〔〔"(Swithland Conservation Area )", Charnwood Borough Council, retrieved 2010-07-23〕 The village pub, the Griffin Inn, originally the Griffin Hotel, was built c.1700 and has been put to several uses in its history, including a brewery, bakery, and village mortuary. An annual village fair was held in Victorian times outside the pub on the Feast of St. Leonard in November.〔Stevenson, Joan (1982) ''A Family Guide to Charnwood Forest'', Sycamore Press, ISBN 0-905837-04-5, pp. 41–2〕
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