Swayfield
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Swayfield is a small village of approximately 138 houses situated just off the A1 in South Kesteven
, southern Lincolnshire
, England
.
(via the A151
), twelve miles from Grantham
(via the B1176), fifteen miles from Stamford
(via the B1176) and sixteen miles from Oakham
. The village is only three miles from the county boundary with Rutland
, at the point near Stocken (HM Prison)
. The road to the west towards Lobthorpe is Overgate Road. To the east adjacent to the village is the East Coast Main Line
.
Adjacent villages include Castle Bytham
, Corby Glen
, Swinstead
, Creeton
and Lobthorpe.
The village church, St Nicholas, is on the edge of the village along Church Lane and is part of the Corby Glen group of churches in the Beltisloe
Deanery
, led by The Revd Margaret Ann Edith BARTON. There is no priest in the village, but there is a Lay reader.
A modern village hall was built in 1999.
has been identified nearby, probably the vill
of Sudwelle. Traces of earlier settlements in the form of Barrow burials have also been suggested.
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.
The village was described thus in 1848:
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.
During the second world war the village was host to a couple of dummy airfields, remains of which can still be discerned.
South Kesteven
South Kesteven is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England, forming part of the traditional Kesteven division of the county. It covers Grantham, Stamford, Bourne and Market Deeping.-History:...
, southern Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
The Village
The village is eight miles from BourneBourne, Lincolnshire
Bourne is a market town and civil parish on the western edge of the Fens, in the District of South Kesteven in southern Lincolnshire, England.-The town:...
(via the A151
A151 road
The A151 road is relatively minor part of the British road system. It lies entirely in the county of Lincolnshire, England. Its western end lies at coordinates otherwise, 1...
), twelve miles from Grantham
Grantham
Grantham is a market town within the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It bestrides the East Coast Main Line railway , the historic A1 main north-south road, and the River Witham. Grantham is located approximately south of the city of Lincoln, and approximately east of Nottingham...
(via the B1176), fifteen miles from Stamford
Stamford, Lincolnshire
Stamford is a town and civil parish within the South Kesteven district of the county of Lincolnshire, England. It is approximately to the north of London, on the east side of the A1 road to York and Edinburgh and on the River Welland...
(via the B1176) and sixteen miles from Oakham
Oakham
-Oakham's horseshoes:Traditionally, members of royalty and peers of the realm who visited or passed through the town had to pay a forfeit in the form of a horseshoe...
. The village is only three miles from the county boundary with Rutland
Rutland
Rutland is a landlocked county in central England, bounded on the west and north by Leicestershire, northeast by Lincolnshire and southeast by Peterborough and Northamptonshire....
, at the point near Stocken (HM Prison)
Stocken (HM Prison)
HM Prison Stocken is a Category C men's prison located in the parish of Stretton, in the county of Rutland, England. Stocken is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:...
. The road to the west towards Lobthorpe is Overgate Road. To the east adjacent to the village is the East Coast Main Line
East Coast Main Line
The East Coast Main Line is a long electrified high-speed railway link between London, Peterborough, Doncaster, Wakefield, Leeds, York, Darlington, Newcastle and Edinburgh...
.
Adjacent villages include Castle Bytham
Castle Bytham
Castle Bytham is a picturesque village and Civil Parish of around 300 houses in South Kesteven in south Lincolnshire.At one time the village was an important commercial centre for the surrounding agricultural communities, but it is now largely a dormitory, although a number of farming families...
, Corby Glen
Corby Glen
Corby Glen is a village in southwest Lincolnshire, England.-Geography:The village of Corby Glen is in South Kesteven District in Lincolnshire. It lies mainly to the north of the A151, a former toll road, and to the east of the West Glen River, near where the Glen flows through a small graben in...
, Swinstead
Swinstead
Swinstead is a small village of just over 100 households, located 5 miles west of Bourne in southern Lincolnshire. Although close to Bourne and Stamford , it lies in the Grantham post code....
, Creeton
Creeton
Creeton is a hamlet in the civil parish of Counthorpe and Creeton in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies 5 miles south west from Bourne and 3 miles south from Corby Glen, on the River Glen...
and Lobthorpe.
The village church, St Nicholas, is on the edge of the village along Church Lane and is part of the Corby Glen group of churches in the Beltisloe
Beltisloe
Beltisloe is a Deanery of the Diocese of Lincoln England, and a former Wapentake.The Wapentake of Beltisloe, was an old administrative division of the English county of Lincolnshire. In England a wapentake was the division of a shire for administrative, military and judicial purposes under the...
Deanery
Deanery
A Deanery is an ecclesiastical entity in both the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of England. A deanery is either the jurisdiction or residence of a Dean.- Catholic usage :...
, led by The Revd Margaret Ann Edith BARTON. There is no priest in the village, but there is a Lay reader.
A modern village hall was built in 1999.
History
A Deserted Medieval VillageDeserted medieval village
In the United Kingdom, a deserted medieval village is a former settlement which was abandoned during the Middle Ages, typically leaving no trace apart from earthworks or cropmarks. If there are fewer than three inhabited houses the convention is to regard the site as deserted; if there are more...
has been identified nearby, probably the vill
Vill
Vill is a term used in English history to describe a land unit which might otherwise be described as a parish, manor or tithing.The term is used in the period immediately after the Norman conquest and into the late medieval. Land units in Domesday are frequently referred to as vills, although the...
of Sudwelle. Traces of earlier settlements in the form of Barrow burials have also been suggested.
The village is reputed to have been a site for signalling beacons at the time of the Spanish Armada
Spanish Armada
This article refers to the Battle of Gravelines, for the modern navy of Spain, see Spanish NavyThe Spanish Armada was the Spanish fleet that sailed against England under the command of the Duke of Medina Sidonia in 1588, with the intention of overthrowing Elizabeth I of England to stop English...
and a modern fire-basket stands in the village, erected for 400th anniversary in 1988.
The village was described thus in 1848:
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.
During the second world war the village was host to a couple of dummy airfields, remains of which can still be discerned.
Businesses
The village pub is the Royal Oak on High Street. It has recently re-opened after refurbishment, and provides 5 bedrooms in a separate accommodation block.See also
- Swayfields - LincolnLincoln, LincolnshireLincoln is a cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England.The non-metropolitan district of Lincoln has a population of 85,595; the 2001 census gave the entire area of Lincoln a population of 120,779....
company owned by ExtraExtra (service areas)Extra MSA Services Ltd is a company which operates motorway service stations in the United Kingdom, as well as areas on primary routes. It is based on Castle Hill, Lincoln close to Lincoln Cathedral. It is also known as Extra MSA Forecourts Ltd....
that builds motorway service stations.