Swayfield
{{Short description|Village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox UK place
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| static_image_caption= Swayfield
| country = England
| official_name= Swayfield
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| coordinates = {{coord|52.794542|-0.529095|display=inline,title}}
| population= 316
| population_ref= (2011)
| shire_district= South Kesteven
| shire_county = Lincolnshire
| region= East Midlands
| constituency_westminster= Grantham and Stamford
| post_town= GRANTHAM
| postcode_district = NG33
| postcode_area= NG
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| os_grid_reference= SK992229
| london_distance_mi= 95
| london_direction= S
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Swayfield is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 316.{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11129368&c=Swayfield&d=16&e=62&g=6447354&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1464705566544&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|accessdate=31 May 2016|publisher=Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics}} It is situated just over {{convert|3|mi|km|0}} east from the A1 road, {{convert|9|mi|km|0}} south-east from Grantham and {{convert|10|mi|km|0}} north from Stamford. It has approximately 138 houses.
History
A deserted medieval village has been identified nearby, probably the vill of Sudwelle.{{cite book|title=Deserted Medieval Villages|url=https://archive.org/details/desertedmedieval0000bere|url-access=registration|year=1971|page=[https://archive.org/details/desertedmedieval0000bere/page/195 195]|first1=M|last1= Beresford| authorlink1 = Maurice Beresford |first2=J G|last2=Hurst| authorlink2 = John Hurst (archaeologist)}}{{PastScape|mname= Sudwelle|mnumber=891790|accessdate=15 March 2010}} Traces of earlier settlements in the form of barrow burials have also been suggested.{{PastScape|mname=Barrow burial|mnumber=1038294|accessdate=15 March 2010}}
The village is reputed to have been a site for signalling beacons at the time of the Spanish Armada and a modern fire-basket stands in the village, erected for 400th anniversary in 1988.{{citation needed|date=June 2012}}
In 1848 the village was described as: "Swayfield (St. Nicholas), a parish, in the union of Bourne, wapentake of Beltisloe, parts of Kesteven, county of Lincoln, 2 miles (S. by W.) from Corby; containing 265 inhabitants. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at £11. 2. 11., and in the gift of the Crown; net income, £391. The tithes were commuted for land and corn-rents in 1797".{{cite book|title= A Topographical Dictionary of England|year=1848|pages=283–286|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51322|last=Lewis |first=Samuel}}
During the Second World War, Swayfield was the site of two dummy airfields, the remains of which can still be seen.{{PastScape|mname=Dummy airfields|mnumber= 1464679|accessdate=15 March 2010}}
Geography
Swayfield is {{convert|8|mi|km|0}} from Bourne (via the A151), {{convert|12|mi|km|0}} from Grantham (via the B1176), {{convert|15|mi|km|0}} from Stamford (via the B1176) and {{convert|16|mi|km|0}} from Oakham. It is 3 miles from the county boundary with Rutland, at the point near Stocken (HM Prison). The road to the west towards Lobthorpe is [https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/934985 Overgate Road]. To the east, [https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/184103 adjacent] to the village, is the East Coast Main Line.
Nearby villages include Castle Bytham, Corby Glen, Swinstead, Creeton and Lobthorpe.
Landmarks
St Nicholas [https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/359335 Church] is on the edge of the village on [https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/359355 Church Lane] and is part of the Corby Glen group of churches in the Beltisloe Deanery; the incumbent is the Revd Margaret Barton. Although the village has no priest, it has a lay reader.{{citation needed|date=June 2012}}
Swayfield has a public house, the Royal Oak on High Street, and a village hall.
References
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External links
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20051125074501/http://homepages.which.net/~rex/bourne/swayfield.htm "Swayfield"], Homepages.which.net. Retrieved 18 June 2012
- {{cite map |publisher=OSGB|title=247 Grantham:Bottesford & Colsterworth |url=http://leisure.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/products/paper-maps/paper-maps-ordnance-survey-great-britain/paper-maps-ordnance-survey-great-britain-os-explorer-active-map/grantham/pid-9780319464168 |edition=3 |year=2006 |cartography= |scale=1:25000 |series=OS Explorer Map|isbn=978-0-319-46416-8 |section=SK994226 }}
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Category:Villages in Lincolnshire