Swyre

{{Short description|Village and civil parish in Dorset, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Use British English|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox UK place |static_image_name = Swyre Church - geograph.org.uk - 52433.jpg |static_image_caption = Parish Church of the Holy Trinity |country = England |official_name = Swyre |coordinates = {{coord|50.6919|-2.6699|display=inline,title}} |map_type = Dorset |population = 102 |population_ref = <ref name=ons>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11129396&c=Swyre&d=16&e=62&g=6418353&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1398330466112&enc=1|title=Area: Swyre (Parish), Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics|publisher=[[Office for National Statistics]]|accessdate=24 April 2014|work=Neighbourhood Statistics}}</ref> |unitary_england = [[Dorset (unitary authority)|Dorset]] |lieutenancy_england = [[Dorset]] |region = South West England |constituency_westminster = West Dorset |os_grid_reference = SY527882 }} '''Swyre''' ({{IPAc-en|pron|s|w|aɪər}}) is a small [[village]] and [[Civil parishes in England|civil parish]] in southwest [[Dorset]], [[England]], situated in a [[valley]] beside [[Chesil Beach]] {{convert|6|mi|km}} southeast of [[Bridport]]. In the [[United Kingdom Census 2011|2011 census]] the parish had a population of 102.<ref name=ons/>

The [[Holy Trinity Church, Swyre|village church]] is dedicated to the Holy Trinity and was largely rebuilt in 1843, though the west tower and chancel arch date from about 1400.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=127272|publisher=University of London & History of Parliament Trust (British History Online)|orig-date=1952|year=2013|accessdate=28 November 2013|title=An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset, Volume 1: West}}</ref> The church contains a memorial to members of the local [[gentry]], namely the families of Napier, Squibb, Gollop and Russell. The Napiers, originally from Scotland, included Sir [[Robert Napier (judge)|Robert Napier]], [[Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer]] (died 1615) whose descendants became the [[Napier Baronets]] of Middlemarsh.

In the 1881 Census, the rector of the church was Orlando Spencer Smith. He lived with his wife, Theodosia, and their two children, along with 4 servants.

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==External links== {{Commons category|Swyre}} * [http://www.weymouth-dorset.co.uk/swyre.html Swyre Local History]

[[Category:Villages in Dorset]]