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Swinstead

Village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England

Swinstead

Summary

Village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England

FieldValue
static_image_nameSwinstead - geograph.org.uk - 106113.jpg
static_image_captionSwinstead village
countryEngland
official_nameSwinstead
coordinates
population234
population_ref(2011)
shire_districtSouth Kesteven
shire_countyLincolnshire
regionEast Midlands
constituency_westminsterGrantham and Stamford
post_townGRANTHAM
postcode_districtNG33
postcode_areaNG
os_grid_referenceTF017224
london_distance_mi90
london_directionS

Swinstead is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 5 mi west from Bourne, 9 mi north from Stamford and 11 mi south-east from Grantham. It is a village of just over 100 households, the population of the civil parish being measured at 234 in the 2011 census.

St Mary's church, Swinstead

Swinstead parish church is dedicated to St Mary. The village's last public house closed in 2008, and the nearest amenities are 2 mi away at Corby Glen. Adjacent villages include Creeton, Swayfield and Grimsthorpe.

England international footballer Beaumont Jarrett was vicar of Swinstead from 1883 to 1895.

In William Shakespeare's King John, King John stayed in "Swinsted Abbey", but it is Swineshead Abbey that he stayed in: this confusion was common in late-sixteenth century texts, for Swinstead is about 25 miles from Swineshead.

References

References

  1. "Civil Parish population 2011". Office for National Statistics.
  2. {{acad. JRT873BG
  3. William Shakespeare, ''King John'', the Arden Shakespeare 3rd Series, ed. Jesse M. lander and J.J.M. Tobin, Arden Shakespeare, 2019, p. 313, note 8.
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