Swadlincote

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Swadlincote is a former mining town in the South Derbyshire district of England, known for its industrial heritage and role in the National Forest area.

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Swadlincote canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf civil parish
town
category Civil parishes in Derbyshire
Mining communities in England
Towns in Derbyshire
ceremonialCounty Derbyshire
constituency South Derbyshire
surface form: South Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency)
country England
dialCode 01283
environmentalContext within the National Forest regeneration area
formerIndustry clay extraction
coal mining
governingBody South Derbyshire
surface form: South Derbyshire District Council
hasIndustrialHeritage brickmaking
coal mining
pipeworks
pottery
hasLandUseHistory clay pits
open-cast mining
hasLeisureFacility Sharpe’s Pottery Museum
Swadlincote Ski and Snowboard Centre
The Pipeworks retail park
hasNeighbouringSettlement Church Gresley
Hartshorne
Midway
Newhall
Woodville
hasPrimaryIndustryHistory heavy industry
hasRedevelopment regeneration of former industrial sites
locatedIn Derbyshire
East Midlands
South Derbyshire
surface form: South Derbyshire district
locatedNear Burton upon Trent
locatedSouthOf Derby
nearestRailwayStation Burton-on-Trent railway station
partOf National Forest
postTown Swadlincote self-link
region East Midlands
transport served by A511 road
served by A514 road

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Derbyshire containsSettlement Swadlincote
Swadlincote postTown Swadlincote self-link