Swinderby
| Swinderby | |
 All Saints' Church, Swinderby |
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  Swinderby Swinderby shown within Lincolnshire | |
| Population | 773 (2001) |
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| OS grid reference | SK 8662 |
| - London | 120 mi (190 km) S |
| District | North Kesteven |
| Shire county | Lincolnshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LINCOLN |
| Postcode district | LN6 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Sleaford and North Hykeham |
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Swinderby is a village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, just north of the A46 road,[1] 8 miles (13 km) south-west from Lincoln and 6 miles (10 km) north-east from Newark, and within a rural agricultural community. It covers an area of 2,200 acres (8.9 km2), and has a population of 773.
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);[2] in Doomsday it is referred to as "Sunderby" and "Suindrebi".[3][4]
The settlement might date back to at least Roman times as Roman pottery and parts of Fosse Way have been found.[citation needed] Some village buildings date back to the 17th century.[citation needed]
The church of All Saints is predominately Norman and Early English, however restoration was carried out in 1854, 1879 and 1910.[5][6][7][8]
In 1872 there was a Wesleyan chapel.[8][9]
Community
The village has a public house, a church, a village hall, two playing fields and a primary school with nursery.[1][10]
The school is the All Saints Church of England Primary School, which was rated as overall Grade 2 (good), in its 2012 Ofsted inspection.[11]
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.[12]
News and event notices are carried in the village Swinderby Link-up magazine.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Parish council". Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ↑ Mills, A.D. (2003). Dictionary of British place names. OUP. p. 448. ISBN 978-0-19-852758--9.
- ↑ "Domesday map web site". Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ↑ "Domesday online". Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ↑ Swinderby Genuki. Retrieved 7 April 2011
- ↑ All Saints church (324495). PastScape. English Heritage. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
- ↑ English Heritage. "All Saints church (Grade II*) (192165)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "genealogy web site". Retrieved 16 March 2013.
- ↑ "Gazetteer entry", Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales. Retrieved 19 March 2013
- ↑ "school web site". Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ↑ "Ofsted results". Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ↑ Bargain Hunt BBC1. Retrieved 7 April 2011
External links
Media related to Swinderby at Wikimedia Commons
- Swinderby All Saints Primary School. Retrieved 7 April 2011
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