Swarthmoor

For other uses, see Swarthmore (disambiguation).
Swarthmoor

Swarthmoor Hall
Swarthmoor
 Swarthmoor shown within Cumbria
OS grid referenceSD2777
Civil parishPennington
DistrictSouth Lakeland
Shire countyCumbria
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Ulverston
Postcode district LA12
Dialling code 01229
Police Cumbria
Fire Cumbria
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK ParliamentBarrow and Furness
List of places
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England
Cumbria

Coordinates: 54°11′01″N 3°07′12″W / 54.18356°N 3.12007°W / 54.18356; -3.12007

Swarthmoor is a small village near Ulverston, in Cumbria, England. Located on the Furness peninsula, it is historically part of Lancashire.

Etymology

Swarthmoor Village was named after its location on the Swarth Moor, which was formerly a marsh covered moorland. The Swarth Moor's name was derived from the word sweart, meaning black.[1]

Swarthmoor Hall

Situated on the outskirts of the village is Swarthmoor Hall, where in 1652 George Fox founded the Quaker movement.[2]

Facilities in Swarthmoor

Swarthmoor is home to Swarthmoor Social Football Club Founded in 1946, the club has two adult teams - the first team in West Lancashire Football League and the reserves play in the Furness Premier League. The Junior set-up was re-formed in 2005 and has over 200 children playing ranging from 4 to 16 years old.

There is a public house in the village - The Miners Arms, as well as a newsagents 1/2 a mile away.

References

  1. ↑ Eilert Ekwall (1922). The Place-Names of Lancashire. Manchester University Press.
  2. ↑ "Swarthmoor Hall". Retrieved 16 March 2010.

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