{{other uses}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Use British English|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox UK place |country = England |official_name= Swinfen |coordinates= {{Coord |52|39|16|N|1|48|34|W|type:adm3rd_region:GB-STS|display=title,inline}} |civil_parish= Swinfen and Packington |population = |shire_district= Lichfield | shire_county = Staffordshire |region= West Midlands |constituency_westminster= Lichfield |post_town= LICHFIELD |postcode_district = WS14 |postcode_area= WS |dial_code= 01543 |os_grid_reference= |london_distance= |static_image= |static_image_caption= }} '''Swinfen''' is a small community about two miles south of Lichfield in the civil parish of Swinfen and Packington, Staffordshire.
Swinfen is referred to in the Domesday Book of 1086 when the Manor was held by the Bishop of Lichfield.
The present building known as Swinfen Hall Hotel was built as the Manor House in 1757. In 2024, unauthorised works at the listed Swinfen Hall were stopped by planning officers.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-05 |title=Swinfen Hall: Grade II-listed building's work unauthorised - council |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cnl01kwpnnxo |access-date=2025-06-13 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2024-07-05 |title=Council confirm action has been taken after "substantial work" was carried out on listed Lichfield hotel without planning permission |url=https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2024/07/05/council-confirm-action-has-been-taken-after-substantial-work-was-carried-out-on-listed-lichfield-hotel-without-planning-permission/ |access-date=2025-06-13 |website=Lichfield Live® |language=en-GB}}</ref>
Swinfen Hall Prison complete with staff accommodation, and a country craft centre, stands adjacent to the entrance to Swinfen Hall Hotel. The category C institution holds around 600 inmates.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Syal |first=Rajeev |last2= |first2= |date=2025-05-27 |title=Young offenders at Midlands prison ‘dehumanised’ by violence, say mothers |url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/may/27/young-offenders-hmp-swinfen-hall-prison-violence-midlands |access-date=2025-06-13 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
==See also== *Listed buildings in Swinfen and Packington
== References == {{Reference list}}{{Civil Parishes of Lichfield}}
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Category:Villages in Staffordshire Category:Lichfield District
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