# Swayfield
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{{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
| static_image_name= Water Lane, Swayfield (geograph 1743805).jpg
| static_image_alt=
| static_image_caption= Swayfield
| country = England
| official_name= Swayfield
| map_alt=
| coordinates = {{coord|52.794542|-0.529095|display=inline,title}}
| population= 316
| population_ref= ([2011](/source/United_Kingdom_Census_2011))
| shire_district= [South Kesteven](/source/South_Kesteven)
| shire_county = [Lincolnshire](/source/Lincolnshire)
| region= East Midlands
| constituency_westminster= [Rutland and Stamford](/source/Rutland_and_Stamford)
| post_town= GRANTHAM
| postcode_district = NG33
| postcode_area= NG
| dial_code=
| os_grid_reference= SK992229
| london_distance_mi= 95
| london_direction= S
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'''Swayfield''' is a village and [civil parish](/source/civil_parish) in the [South Kesteven](/source/South_Kesteven) district of [Lincolnshire](/source/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](/source/A1_road_(Great_Britain)), {{convert|9|mi|km|0}} south-east from [Grantham](/source/Grantham) and {{convert|10|mi|km|0}} north from [Stamford](/source/Stamford%2C_Lincolnshire). It has approximately 138 houses.
==History==
A [deserted medieval village](/source/deserted_medieval_village) has been identified nearby, probably the [vill](/source/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](/source/Tumulus) 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](/source/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](/source/Military_dummy), 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](/source/Bourne%2C_Lincolnshire) (via the [A151](/source/A151_road)), {{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](/source/Oakham). It is 3 miles from the county boundary with [Rutland](/source/Rutland), at the point near [Stocken (HM Prison)](/source/Stocken_(HM_Prison)). The road to the west towards [Lobthorpe](/source/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](/source/East_Coast_Main_Line).
Nearby villages include [Castle Bytham](/source/Castle_Bytham), [Corby Glen](/source/Corby_Glen), [Swinstead](/source/Swinstead), [Creeton](/source/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](/source/Beltisloe) [Deanery](/source/Deanery); the incumbent is the Revd Margaret Barton. Although the village has no priest, it has a [lay reader](/source/lay_reader).{{citation needed|date=June 2012}}
Swayfield has a [public house](/source/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
Category:Civil parishes in Lincolnshire
Category:South Kesteven
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