Swinderby
{{Short description|Village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2013}}
{{Infobox UK place
|country = England
|official_name= Swinderby
|static_image_name= All saints' church, Swinderby, Lincs. - geograph.org.uk - 68613.jpg
|static_image_alt= Church with substantial tower under a sky of duck-egg blue, with a large Yew on the right., a very dark green. The tower is broad, but barely higher than the deeply pitched roof on the nave. It has a clockface on the nearest side.
|static_image_caption= All Saints' Church, Swinderby
|coordinates = {{coord|53.158|-0.702|display=inline,title}}
|os_grid_reference= SK 8662
| population = 648
| population_ref = (2011)
|shire_district= North Kesteven
| shire_county = Lincolnshire
|region= East Midlands
| constituency_westminster= Sleaford and North Hykeham
|post_town = LINCOLN
|postcode_district= LN6
|postcode_area= LN
|dial_code= 01522
|london_distance_mi= 120
|london_direction= S
}}
Swinderby is a village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, just north of the A46 road,{{cite web |url=http://nkdc.moderngov.co.uk/mgParishCouncilDetails.aspx?ID=417&LS=2 |title=Parish council |accessdate=19 March 2013}} {{convert|8|mi|km|0}} south-west of Lincoln and {{convert|6|mi|km|0}} north-east of Newark. Swinderby lies within a rural agricultural community and covers an area of {{convert|2200|acre|km2|0}}. The population was 648 (including HM Prison Morton Hall) at the 2011 census.{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11129379&c=Swinderby&d=16&e=62&g=6446706&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1464101899078&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|access-date=24 May 2016|publisher=Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011024541/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11129379&c=Swinderby&d=16&e=62&g=6446706&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1464101899078&enc=1|archive-date=11 October 2016|df=dmy-all}}
History
The name 'Swinderby' is assumed to have originated either from "sundri + by" (southern farmstead or village), or "svin + djur + by" (farmstead where pigs are kept);{{cite book |title=Dictionary of British place names |publisher=OUP |isbn=978-0-19-852758--9 |page=448 |last1=Mills |first1=A.D. |year=2003}} in Doomsday it is referred to as "Sunderby" and "Suindrebi".{{cite web |url=http://domesdaymap.co.uk/place/SK8663/swinderby/ |title=Domesday map web site |access-date=19 March 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121228030526/http://domesdaymap.co.uk/place/SK8663/swinderby/ |archive-date=28 December 2012 |df=dmy-all }}{{cite web |url=http://www.domesdaybook.co.uk/lincolnshire5.html#swinderby |title=Domesday online |access-date=19 March 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217224558/http://www.domesdaybook.co.uk/lincolnshire5.html#swinderby |archive-date=17 December 2013 |df=dmy-all }}
The settlement might date back to at least Roman times as Roman pottery and parts of Fosse Way have been found.{{citation needed|date=June 2012}} Some village buildings date back to the 17th century.{{citation needed|date=June 2012}}
The church of All Saints is predominantly Norman and Early English, however restoration was carried out in 1854, 1879 and 1910.[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LIN/Swinderby/ Swinderby] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100809164914/http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LIN/Swinderby/ |date=9 August 2010 }} Genuki. Retrieved 7 April 2011{{cite PastScape |mnumber=324495 |mname=All Saints church |accessdate=20 March 2013}}{{NHLE|num=1165316|desc=All Saints church |grade=II* |accessdate=20 March 2013}}{{cite web|url=https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Swinderby,_Lincolnshire|title=genealogy web site|website=FamilySearch|access-date=16 March 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217223926/https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Swinderby,_Lincolnshire|archive-date=17 December 2013|df=dmy-all}}
File:Light and Life Mission Hall, Swinderby.jpg
In 1872 there was a Wesleyan chapel.[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/place_page.jsp?p_id=13902 "Gazetteer entry"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217224047/http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/place_page.jsp?p_id=13902 |date=17 December 2013 }}, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales. Retrieved 19 March 2013
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=1980 air crash=
On Thursday 8 May 1980 a BAC Jet Provost 'XW314' from RAF Cranwell crashed, around 100 yds from the A46.
The pilots landed 1.5 miles away on the edge of Norton Disney woods.Times Friday May 9 1980, page 3 Flt Lt Chris Massey was the instructor, of St Martin's Close in Ancaster, a former Vulcan pilot of 44 Sqn at RAF Waddington.Lincolnshire Echo Tuesday 13 May 1980, page 3 Fg Off PC Jones was the pilot being instructed. Fire engines arrived from Lincoln, North Hykeham, Collingham and Newark.Sleaford Standard Thursday 15 May 1980, page 1[https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/142018 XW314]
Community
The village has a public house, a church, a village hall, two playing fields and a primary school with nursery.{{cite web |url=http://www.swinderby.lincs.sch.uk/ |title=school web site |access-date=19 March 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130303143146/http://www.swinderby.lincs.sch.uk/ |archive-date=3 March 2013 |df=dmy-all }}
The school is the All Saints' Church of England Primary School, which was rated as overall Grade 2 (good), in its 2012 Ofsted inspection.{{cite web |url=http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/120539 |title=Ofsted results |access-date=19 March 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217224157/http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/120539 |archive-date=17 December 2013 |df=dmy-all }}
Swinderby is close to the now closed RAF airfield, RAF Swinderby, which holds a bi-monthly antique and collectors fair that has been featured on BBC1's Bargain Hunt.[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00pfmlw Bargain Hunt] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110304132540/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00pfmlw |date=4 March 2011 }} BBC1. Retrieved 7 April 2011
News and event notices are carried in the village Swinderby Link-up magazine. This publication also includes adverts from local businesses.
References
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External links
- {{Commons category-inline|Swinderby}}
- [http://www.swinderby.lincs.sch.uk/ Swinderby All Saints Primary School]. Retrieved 7 April 2011
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Category:Villages in Lincolnshire