Swavesey
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2008-06-24T00:50:27Z
Snigbrook
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population is 2,480 (same for ward and parish statistics) according to 2001 census
{{infobox UK place|
|country = England
|official_name= Boxworth
|latitude= 52.2975
|longitude= 0.0
|population = 2,480 ([[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001 Census]])<ref>{{cite web | url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=792395&c=Swavesey&d=16&e=15&g=427238&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1214268336157&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 | title=2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Swavesey CP (Parish) | publisher=[[Office for National Statistics]] | accessdate=2008-06-24 }}</ref>
|shire_district= [[Cambridge|City of Cambridge]]
|shire_county = [[Cambridgeshire]]
|region = East of England
|constituency_westminster= [[South Cambridgeshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Canterbury]]
|post_town= CAMBRIDGE
|postcode_district = CB24
|postcode_area= CB
|dial_code= 01954
|os_grid_reference= TL364684
}}
'''Swavesey''' is a small [[village]] lying on the [[Greenwich Meridian]] in [[Cambridgeshire]], [[England]], with an approximate [[population]] of 2,480.
== Location ==
It lies between [[Cambridge]] and [[St Ives, Cambridgeshire|St. Ives]].
== Amenities & History ==
The village motto is 'Steadfast in Work and Play' [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/69458].
The [[railway]] line from [[Cambridge]] to [[St Ives, Cambridgeshire|St. Ives]] which passes through Swavesey was closed in October 1972, plans to reopen the route as a new railway or a guided busway have been proposed over the years.
There are two [[school]]s in Swavesey, [http://www.swavesey.cambs.sch.uk/ Swavesey Primary School], which claims to be the only school in the [[United Kingdom]] to lie on the [[meridian]], and [http://www.swaveseyvc.co.uk/ Swavesey Village College], a [[secondary school]].
The village [[church]] in Swavesey [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/482936], dedicated to [[St. Andrew]], has a double [[aisle]] aspect to its [[nave]].
Farming is the main industry in and around Swavesey [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/494331], although most residents commute to work. A sail-less [[windmill]] stands in fields near the village [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/494462].
Swavesey has a village magazine, [http://www.swavesey.org.uk/meridian/index.html The Meridian].
The MG Owner's Club has its UK headquarters just outside the village and offer servicing for all models of the famous [[United Kingdom|British]] [[MG (car)]] brand of [[sports car]]s and [[classic car]]s.
A [[public house]] in the village centre is the White Horse [[Inn]] [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/69454], adjacent to the village [[post office]] and shop [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/69457].
==Swavesey Village College==
Swavesey also has its own secondary school (ages 11-16) and have an intake from surrounding villages like [[Over, Cambridgeshire|Over]], [[Bar Hill]], [[Longstanton]], [[Fenstanton]] and more.
The school boasts very high standards and has set the bar for many other schools around England by changing to the 'vertical tutor system'{{fact|date=June 2008}}
==References==
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==See also==
* [[List of places in Cambridgeshire]]
* [[Swavesey Village College Theatre Company]]
==External links==
* [http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/0171881F-2608-491F-A4B8-ABBF634D5636/0/Swavesey.pdf 2001 Census]
* [http://directory.google.com/Top/Regional/Europe/United_Kingdom/England/Cambridgeshire/Swavesey/ Google Directory Page]
* [http://www.swavesey.org.uk/ Swavesey Village Website]
[[Category:Villages in Cambridgeshire]]
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