- Swallowfield
infobox UK place
country = England
official_name= Swallowfield
latitude= 51.37845
longitude= -0.956024
civil_parish=Swallowfield
unitary_england= Wokingham
region= South East England
lieutenancy_england=Berkshire
os_grid_reference= SU726649Swallowfield is a
village andcivil parish in the Englishcounty ofBerkshire . It is situated 5 miles to the south of the town of Reading, and one mile to the north of the county boundary withHampshire .The civil parish of Swallowfield also includes the nearby villages of Riseley and Farley Hill, and is in turn is within the
unitary authority of Wokingham.Swallowfield Park is astately home situated in an estate half a mile north east of the village. The current mansion has been converted into retirement apartments.Swallowfield has been the home of a number of famous persons including Thomas 'Diamond' Pitt, the Governor of
Fort St. George ;William Backhouse , theRosicrucian philosopher ;Henry Hyde, 2nd Earl of Clarendon ; and, in his childhood,Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon . The 19th century authoress,Mary Russell Mitford retired to the village and is buried in thechurchyard . The same is true ofCharles Dickens ' dog, although he is buried in thepet cemetery in the park.External links
* [http://www.swallowfieldpc.gov.uk/ Swallowfield Parish Council]
* [http://www.berkshirehistory.com/villages/swallowfield.html Royal Berkshire History: Swallowfield]
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