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Coordinates: 53°1635N 0°0448E / 53.276506°N 0.080018°E / 53.276506; 0.080018
 

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Swaby

St Nicholas's Church, Swaby

Swaby is located in Lincolnshire
Swaby

Swaby

Location within Lincolnshire

Population180 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceTF387775
• London125 mi (201 kmS
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townAlford
Postcode districtLN13
PoliceLincolnshire
FireLincolnshire
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Lincolnshire
53°16′35N 0°04′48E / 53.276506°N 0.080018°E / 53.276506; 0.080018

Swaby is a civil parish and village in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, about 8 miles (13 km) north from Spilsby, and 6 miles (9.7 km) north-west from Alford. Whitepit is a hamlet half a mile west of the village.

History[edit]

Swaby is listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as consisting of 21 households, 20 acres (0.1 km2) of meadow, 600 acres (2 km2) of woodland and two mills.[2]

In 1934 a hoard of 178 silver denarii in a pot were found in the field called 'The Bog' at Swaby. Lincoln Museum acquired 162 of the coins, ranging from Marcus Antoninus and NerotoHadrian. The remainder are in the British Museum.[3]

The parish church is a Grade II listed building dedicated to Saint Nicholas. It was built in 1828 of red brick and has a small bell turret.[4] Lucy Lyttelton Cameron, the children's author was buried here in 1858.[5] An earlier church, dedicated to St Margaret, was removed by Henry Vane of Belleau manor around 1658. The site of the church is now a cottage garden.[6]

Swaby CE School was built in 1857 as a National School; it closed in 1976.[7]

The village hall[8] occupies the site of the old Wesleyan Methodist chapel. The chapel was built in 1839, altered in 1866, and became a free Methodist chapel in 1869.[9]

Special scientific interest[edit]

There is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Swaby, noted under Section 28 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. The reason for the designation:

"This glacial overflow valley supports floristically diverse lime-rich marsh and unimproved chalk turf. The marsh borders a stream bisecting the valley floor and the interest of the glassland is increased by the terraced nature of the slopes."[10]

Population[edit]

Population of Swaby Civil Parish[11]
YearPop.±%
1801197—    
1811200+1.5%
1821302+51.0%
1831396+31.1%
1841391−1.3%
1851474+21.2%
YearPop.±%
1881414−12.7%
1891364−12.1%
1901305−16.2%
1911274−10.2%
1921255−6.9%
1931211−17.3%
YearPop.±%
1951206−2.4%
1961162−21.4%
2001199+22.8%
2011180−9.5%

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  • ^ "Swaby". Domesday Map. Anna Powell-Smith/University of Hull. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
  • ^ Historic England. "Silver Denarii (354234)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 23 August 2011.
  • ^ Historic England. "St Nicholas, Swaby (1063601)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
  • ^ Joanne Potier, "Cameron, Lucy Lyttelton (1781–1858)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 26 August 2014.
  • ^ Historic England. "Church of St Margaret (354267)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  • ^ "Swaby CE School". Lincs to the Past. Lincolnshire Archives. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
  • ^ Jonathon Thacker. "Village Hall". 2010. Jonathon Thacker. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  • ^ Historic England. "Methodist Chapel, Swaby (1380905)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 23 August 2011.
  • ^ "Swaby SSSI" (PDF). Natural England. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  • ^ "Vision of Britain". Retrieved 23 August 2011.
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  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Swaby&oldid=1113887285"

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