SWADLINCOTE, Derbyshire

Census

• The parish was in the Gesley sub-district of the Burton on Trent Registration District.
  
  
• The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
  
  

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Church History

• The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Emmanuel.
  
  
• The church was built in 1847-48.
  
  
• Records indicate that the church was consecrated in 1846.
  
  
• The church seats 410.
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register dates from 1848. For earlier records, see Church Gresley.
  
  
• We have a partial extract of Parish Register burials in a pop-up window text file for your review. Your additions are welcomed.
  
  
• The church was in the rural deanery of Repton.
  
  
• The Baptists have a chapel on Hill Street. Presumably this is a continuance of the one mentioned in the parish in 1891.
  
  
• The Wesleyan Methodists had a small chapel here in 1816 on West Street. This was replaced in 1863 with a larger chapel.
  
  
• We have a partial extract of Wesleyan Methodist baptisms in a pop-up window text file for your review. Your additions are welcomed.
  
  
• The Primitive Methodists built a chapel here in Woodville in 1889.
  
  
• The Cahtolic church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul began construction in June, 1956.
  

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Civil Registration

• Civil Registration began in July, 1837.
  
  
• The parish was in the Gesley sub-district of the Burton on Trent Registration District.

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Description and Travel

"SWADLINCOTE is a hamlet, in the parish of Church Gresley, about half a mile therefrom, and partakes with that place in the prosperity derived from the pottery works and mining operations, which, together, afford employment to many hands. A new rail-road has been laid down, from the colliery of C. Granville, Esq., to join the Ashby-de-la- Zouch canal, at Moira; and a bill has been laid before parliament, for its sanction to a new road from hence, to communicate with the bridge now erecting at Walton-upon-Trent, which, when effected, will materially shorten the distance between this improving manufacturing district and those in Staffordshire. The Wesleyan methodists have a chapel here. The population of the hamlet, in 1831, was 645."

[Description from Pigot and Co's Commercial Directory for Derbyshire, 1835]

In 1891, the parish covered only 642 acres. This expanded to 680 acres in 1934 and to 3,755 acres by 1961. Swadlincote is near the junction of the A514 and the A511. You will find that locals refer to the place as "Swad".

You may wish to read more at the Parish website.

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Directories

• Ann Andrews provides a transcription of the Swadlincote entry from Kelly's Directory of the Counties of Derby, Notts, Leicester and Rutland (1891).

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Gazetteers

• The transcription of the section for Swadlincote from the National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.

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History

• The railway came in 1845, but ceased passenger operations in 1964.
  
  
• The Town Hall, erected in 1861, will hold 600 peeople.
  
  
• This parish was well known for its manufacture of "sanitary earthenware".
  

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Politics and Government

• This place was an ancient township in Church Gresley parish in county Derby and became a modern Civil Parish when those were established.
  
  
• This parish was in the ancient Repton and Gresley Hundred (or Wapentake).
  
  
• In April, 1934, this Civil Parish gained 35 acres from Hartshorne Civil Parish and 3 acres from Woodville Civil Parish.
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• As a result of the 1834 Poorlaw Amendment Act, this parish became a member of the Burton upon Trent Poorlaw Union.
  

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