| Swallowfield | |
  Swallowfield shown within Berkshire |
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| OS grid reference | |
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| Parish | Swallowfield |
| Unitary authority | Wokingham |
| Ceremonial county | Berkshire |
| Region | South East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Royal Berkshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| European Parliament | South East England |
| List of places: UK • England • Berkshire | |
Swallowfield is a village and civil parish in the English county of Berkshire. Berkshire (ˈbɑːkʃə or /ˈbɑːkʃɪə/ say Baak-shuh/-sheer sometimes abbreviated to Berks) is a Home County in the South The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude A civil parish in the United Kingdom is a unit of local government. The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government The ceremonial counties are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government as the Counties for the purposes of the Lieutenancies Berkshire (ˈbɑːkʃə or /ˈbɑːkʃɪə/ say Baak-shuh/-sheer sometimes abbreviated to Berks) is a Home County in the South The region, also known as the government office region, is currently the highest tier of local government sub-national entity of England, with only one South East England is one of the nine official Regions of England. Constituent country is a phrase used often by official institutions in contexts in which a country makes up a part of a larger entity or grouping England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland This list of sovereign states, alphabetically arranged gives an overview of States around the world with information on the extent of their Sovereignty. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located There are a number of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom. Thames Valley Police is one of the largest Home Office Police services in England and the largest non- metropolitan one covering 2200 sq mi (5700 The fire service in the United Kingdom operates under separate legislative and administrative arrangements in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and The Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service is a statutory fire and rescue service covering the area of the Ceremonial county of Berkshire in The South Central Ambulance Service NHS Trust is the authority responsible for providing NHS Ambulance services in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, South East England is a Constituency of the European Parliament. A Gazetteer of place names in the United Kingdom showing each place's County, Unitary authority or council area and its geographical coordinates List of places --> List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in England Lists of places This is a list of settlements in Berkshire, England. See the List of places in England for places in other counties A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet, but smaller than a Town or City. A civil parish in the United Kingdom is a unit of local government. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A county is a Land area of Regional Government within a larger State. Berkshire (ˈbɑːkʃə or /ˈbɑːkʃɪə/ say Baak-shuh/-sheer sometimes abbreviated to Berks) is a Home County in the South It is situated 5 miles to the south of the town of Reading, and one mile to the north of the county boundary with Hampshire. Reading (ˈrɛdɪŋ as Redding) is a town in England, located at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, midway between Wildlife Hampshire has wildlife typical of the island of Great Britain
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. Riseley is a Village in the English county of Berkshire, adjacent to the border with the county of Hampshire. Farley Hill is a Village in the English county of Berkshire. For local government purposes the village is within the Civil parish of See also Independent city A unitary authority is a type of Local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all Local government functions
Swallowfield Park is a stately home situated in an estate half a mile north east of the village. Swallowfield Park is a Grade II* listed Stately home and estate in the English County of Berkshire. A stately home is strictly speaking one of about 500 large properties built in England between the mid-16th century and the early part of the 20th century as well as converted For other uses see Estate. An estate comprises the houses and outbuildings and supporting farmland and woods that surround the gardens and grounds 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, the Rosicrucian philosopher; Henry Hyde, 2nd Earl of Clarendon; and, in his childhood, Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon. Thomas Pitt ( 5 July 1653 &ndash 28 April 1726) born at Blandford Forum, Dorset, to a rector and his wife was a Fort St George (or historically White Town is the name of the first British fortress in India, founded in 1639 at the coastal city of Madras (modern William Backhouse (1593 - 1662 was a renowned English Rosicrucian Philosopher, alchemist, and Astrologer. The term Rosicrucian (symbol the Rose Cross) describes a secret society of mystics allegedly formed in late mediaeval Germany, holding a doctrine "built on Philosophy is the study of general problems concerning matters such as existence knowledge truth beauty justice validity mind and language Henry Hyde 2nd Earl of Clarendon, ( 2 June 1638 Westminster &ndash 31 October 1709 Westminster) was the eldest son of Edward Hyde 3rd Earl of Clarendon ( 28 November 1661 &ndash 31 March 1723) styled Viscount Cornbury between 1674 and 1709 was The 19th century authoress, Mary Russell Mitford retired to the village and is buried in the churchyard. Mary Russell Mitford ( 16 December 1787 - 10 January 1855) was an English Novelist and Dramatist. A churchyard is a patch of land adjoining or surrounding a church which is usually owned by the relevant church or local Parish itself The same is true of Charles Dickens' dog, although he is buried in the pet cemetery in the park. A pet cemetery is a Cemetery for animals In addition to burying human remains many human cultures also regularly bury animal remains
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| Settlements in Wokingham Borough |
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| Towns: Earley | Wokingham | Woodley |
| Villages: Arborfield | Arborfield Cross | Arborfield Garrison | Barkham | Charvil | Cockpole Green | Crazies Hill | Farley Hill | Finchampstead | Gardeners Green | Grazeley | Hare Hatch | Holme Green | Hurst | Kiln Green | Ravenswood | Remenham | Riseley | Ruscombe | Ryeish Green | Shinfield | Sindlesham | Sonning | Spencers Wood | Swallowfield | Three Mile Cross | Twyford | Wargrave | Winnersh |
| Other civil parishes: Arborfield and Newland | St Nicholas Hurst | Wokingham Without |
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