# Swyre

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Village and civil parish in Dorset, England

Human settlement in England

Swyre Parish Church of the Holy Trinity Swyre Location within Dorset Population 102 [1] OS grid reference SY527882 Unitary authority Dorset Ceremonial county Dorset Region South West Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Police Dorset Fire Dorset and Wiltshire Ambulance South Western UK Parliament West Dorset List of places UK England Dorset 50°41′31″N 2°40′12″W / 50.6919°N 2.6699°W / 50.6919; -2.6699

**Swyre** ( [/swaɪər/](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/English)) is a small [village](/source/Village) and [civil parish](/source/Civil_parishes_in_England) in southwest [Dorset](/source/Dorset), [England](/source/England), situated in a [valley](/source/Valley) beside [Chesil Beach](/source/Chesil_Beach) 6 miles (9.7 km) southeast of [Bridport](/source/Bridport). In the [2011 census](/source/United_Kingdom_Census_2011) the parish had a population of 102.[1]

The [village church](/source/Holy_Trinity_Church%2C_Swyre) is dedicated to the Holy Trinity and was largely rebuilt in 1843, though the west tower and chancel arch date from about 1400.[2] The church contains a memorial to members of the local [gentry](/source/Gentry), namely the families of Napier, Squibb, Gollop and Russell. The Napiers, originally from Scotland, included Sir [Robert Napier](/source/Robert_Napier_(judge)), [Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer](/source/Chief_Baron_of_the_Irish_Exchequer) (died 1615) whose descendants became the [Napier Baronets](/source/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.

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ons_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ons_1-1) ["Area: Swyre (Parish), Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics"](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). *Neighbourhood Statistics*. [Office for National Statistics](/source/Office_for_National_Statistics). Retrieved 24 April 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset, Volume 1: West"](http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=127272). University of London & History of Parliament Trust (British History Online). 2013 [1952]. Retrieved 28 November 2013.

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- [Swyre Local History](http://www.weymouth-dorset.co.uk/swyre.html)

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