Swadlincote

Swadlincote is a town in South Derbyshire, England. 
The town is 13 miles south of Derby. The local council meet in this town.
People from Swadlincote often shorten its name to simply 'Swad'.

The population of Swadlincote is 33,000.Profile of the District and Council, South Derbyshire District Council, accessed December 14, 2007

It is made up of the settlements of Swadlincote, Church Gresley, Midway and Newhall.

 History 
Swadlincote was in the Domesday Book in 1086.

Swadlincote's coal and clay works continued to expand until the Second World War.

Swadlincote was the centre of the South Derbyshire coalfield but mining stopped in the 1990s.

The town's first local government was a board of health in 1871.Kelly's Directory of Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, and Leicestershire and Rutland, London, 1895, p. 355

Since 1997, Swadlincote's Member of Parliament has been Mark Todd.

 Economy 

Swadlincote's centre contains Boots, Somerfield and smaller shops. A large Morrisons store has been blamed for closing some small shops.

Plans exist for a cinema, a DIY and a clothing store.

 Transport 
Swadlincote lies near the junction of the A514 and the A511 road (Burton upon Trent to Ashby-de-la-Zouch) roads. The nearest railway station is Burton upon Trent which is five miles away.

 Sports and attractions 
Swadlincote has local parks and a large dry ski slope.

 Notable residents Peter Hickman.born swadlingcote IOM TT record holder. 
 Jack Bodell, boxer, was born here.Jack Bodell at Boxrec.com accessed June 2007 
 John Hurt, lived near as a boy.

 References 

Category:Towns in Derbyshire