Swarby

{{Short description|Village and former civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England}}

{{Use British English|date=December 2013}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}

{{Infobox UK place

| static_image_name= St.Mary and All Saints' church, Swarby, Lincs. - geograph.org.uk - 90677.jpg

| static_image_alt=

| static_image_caption= St Mary and All Saints' Church, Swarby

| country = England

| official_name= Swarby

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| coordinates = {{coord|52.953271|-0.442943|display=inline,title}}

| civil_parish= Aswarby and Swarby

| shire_district= North Kesteven

| shire_county = Lincolnshire

| region= East Midlands

| constituency_westminster= Sleaford and North Hykeham

| post_town= Sleaford

| postcode_district = NG34

| postcode_area= NG

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| os_grid_reference= TF047406

| london_distance_mi= 100

| london_direction= S

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Swarby is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Aswarby and Swarby, in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, approximately {{convert|3|mi|km|0}} south-southwest of Sleaford, {{convert|900|yd|m}} west of the A15 road and {{convert|1|mi|km|1}} to the northwest of Aswarby. In 1921 the parish had a population of 141.{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10459280/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Swarby AP/CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=12 January 2024}} On 1 April 1931 the parish was abolished to form "Aswarby and Swarby".{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10450524|title=Relationships and changes Swarby AP/CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=12 January 2024}}

The village name is Scandinavian in origin, and comes from the Old Norse for a farmstead or village of a person named 'Svarri'.[http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Lincolnshire/Swarby "Swarby"], Key to English Place-names, University of Nottingham. Retrieved 7 February 2015{{cite book | last = Mills | first = Anthony David | orig-year = 2003 | title = A Dictionary of British Place Names | publisher = Oxford University Press | edition = revised | year = 2011 | isbn = 978-0-19-960908-6 | page = 446 }}

The parish church is dedicated to Saint Mary and All Saints and is a Grade II* listed building dating from the 13th century. It was restored in 1886 and the south aisle dates from the same time. The west tower is 15th-century. On the north wall of the chancel is a rectangular ashlar wall plaque to Anthony Williams who died in 1681.{{NHLE|num=1147542|desc=St Mary and All Saints, Swarby|accessdate=8 August 2011}}

Swarby CE School was built in 1859, and closed in 1971.{{cite web|title=Swarby CE School|url=http://www.lincstothepast.com/SWARBY-CE-SCHOOL/716177.record?pt=S|work=Lincs to the Past|publisher=Lincolnshire Archives|accessdate=8 August 2011}}

A tornado swept through the village on 28 June 2012. It uprooted many trees, lifted a trampoline hundreds of feet and caused a garage roof to collapse while removing tiles from houses.[http://www.sleafordstandard.co.uk/news/local/breaking-news-tornado-hits-sleaford-area-video-1-4001325 "Breaking News: tornado hits Sleaford area"], Sleaford Standard, 29 June 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2013