Whitwick is in north-west Leicestershire, five miles east of Ashby de la Zouch, and on the fringe of Charnwood Forest. The original parish contained the townships of Whitwick, Thringstone and Swannington. Thringstone (or Whitwick St Andrew) and Swannington (or Whitwick St George) became separate ecclesiastical parishes in 1875. Whitwick parish was absorbed within the new … Continue reading Protestant nonconformity in Whitwick, Thringstone, Swannington and New Swannington