Swell, Gloucestershire

{{Short description|Civil parish in Gloucestershire, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Use British English|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox UK place | official_name= Swell | civil_parish = Swell | country= England | region= South West England | coordinates= {{coord|51|56|00|N|01|44|44|W|region:GB_type:adm3rd|display=title}} | os_grid_reference= | post_town= | postcode_area= | postcode_district= | dial_code= | constituency_westminster = North Cotswolds<ref>{{cite web|title=Location of North Cotswolds |url=https://members.parliament.uk/constituency/4201/location |website=parliament.uk|access-date=16 January 2025}}</ref> | shire_district= Cotswold | shire_county= Gloucestershire | hide_services= Yes | population =389 | population_ref = (2011 census) | area_total_km2= |static_image=Bowl Farm - geograph.org.uk - 1718720.jpg |static_image_caption=Bowl Farm, Swell |website= }} '''Swell''' is a civil parish in the Cotswold district, in the county of Gloucestershire, England. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 census was 389.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11129370&c=GL54+1LD&d=16&e=62&g=6427133&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1427309558805&enc=1|title=Parish population 2011|accessdate= 25 March 2015}}</ref>

Swell is located in the Cotswold district immediately west of the town of Stow-on-the-Wold. The main settlements are '''Upper Swell''' ({{gbmapping|SP176268}}) and Lower Swell ({{gbmappingsmall|SP173254}}) both of which are on B-class roads radiating from the town. The Heart of England Way long distance footpath passes through both. Swell has the River Dikler running through it and is also home to a reservoir which is located in Upper Swell. The parish was formed on 1 April 1935 from the parishes of Lower Swell and Upper Swell.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10392226|title=Relationships and changes Swell CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=16 November 2021}}</ref>

St Mary is a small Norman church situated in Upper Swell. It dates from the 12th century.

The village is the most populous area of 'Three Rivers' electoral ward. This ward starts in the east near to but not in Stow-on-the-Wold and extends to Temple Guiting in the north east. The total population of this ward taken at the 2011 census was 1900.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukcensusdata.com/three-rivers-e05004334#sthash.nGgUnLPZ.dpbs|title=Three Rivers ward 2011|accessdate= 25 March 2015}}</ref>

==References== {{Commons category|Swell, Gloucestershire}} {{Reflist}}

== External links == *[https://swellparishcouncil.gov.uk Swell Parish Council] *[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/GLS/UpperSwell/index.html GENUKI page for Upper Swell] *[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/GLS/LowerSwell/index.html GENUKI page for Lower Swell] *[http://www.parishmouse.co.uk/index.php?title=Lower_Swell Lower Swell description from 1856]

Category:Civil parishes in Gloucestershire Category:Cotswold District