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Lincolnshire Towns & Parishes

Nearby Places

Swaby

Census

• The parish was in the Withern sub-district of the Louth Registration District.
  
  
• Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
  
  
• The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
  
  

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Church History

• The Anglican parish church is dedicated to St. Nicholas.
  
  
• The church fell into disrepair and was rebuilt in 1827 as a small brick building. This was the third church built on this site.
  
  
• The church seats 100 people.
  
  
• There is a photograph of St. Nicholas Church on the Wendy Parkinson Church Photos web site.
  
  
• Here is a photo of St. Nicholas Church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register dates from 1660.
  
  
• We have the beginning of a Parish Register Extract in a text file for your use. Your additions would be welcome.
  
  
• The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes for the Calcewaith and Candleshoe Deanery to make your search easier.
  
  
• The burial index for Swaby at Calcewaith and Candleshoe Deanery covers only 1813-1900.
  
  
• A Wesleyan Methodist chapel was built here, in Whitepit, prior to 1871, as was a Free Methodist chapel. For information and assistance in researching these chapels, see our non-conformist religions page.
  
  
• Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
  
  

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Civil Registration

• The parish was in the Withern sub-district of the Louth Registration District.
  
  
• Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
  
  

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Description and Travel

Swaby is both a village and a parish which lie about 6 miles northwest of Alford and 8 miles north of Spilsby. Burwell parish is just to the northwest and Belleau parish to the east. The parish covers just under 1,600 acres of land and includes the hamlet of Whitepit.

If you are planning a visit:

• By automobile, take the Louth/Spilsby Road (now the A16 trunk road). Swaby is about 8 miles north of Spilsby.
  
  
• See our touring page for visitor services.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TF 3877.
  
  
• You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer map, which has a scale of 2.5 inches to the mile.
  
  
• See our Maps page for additional resources.
  
  

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Military Records

From John Readman: "This Roll of Honour is displayed in the parish church of St. Nicholas, on a card, inside a wooden frame. The names are written in coloured inks."

"THE MEN OF SWABY WHO SERVED THEIR KING AND COUNTRY IN THE GREAT EUROPEAN WAR 1914 - 1918 AND WERE SPARED TO RETURN"

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Politics and Governance

• The parish was in the Marsh division of the ancient Calceworth Wapentake in the East Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
  
  
• Kelly's 1913 Directory of Lincolnshire places the parish, perhaps in error, in the South Lindsey district of the county.
  
  
• For today's governance, see the East Lindsey District Council.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• The Common Lands were enclosed here in 1791.
  
  
• After the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834, the parish became part of the Louth Poor Law Union.
  
  

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Population

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Schools

• The parish had a National School built here in 1857 for 120 children.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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