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Lincolnshire Towns & Parishes

Nearby Places

Swarby

Note: Do not mistake this parish for Swaby, which is near Louth in Lincolnshire.

Census

• The parish was in the Sleaford sub-district of the Sleaford Registration District.
  
  
• Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
  
  

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Church History

• The Anglican parish church is dedicated to St. Mary and All Saints. It was restored in 1886-7.
  
  
• The church seats about 300.
  
  
• There is a photograph of the church on the Wendy Parkinson English Church Photo web site.
  
  
• Here is a photo of St. Mary's Church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The parish register dates from 1813.
  
  
• The LFHS has published several marriage and burial indexes for the Lafford Deanery to make your search easier.
  
  
• The Lincolnshire FHS has a Loan Library service which has the parish registers on microfiche for Marriages from 1754 to 1812 (no baptisms).
  
  
• Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
  
  

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Civil Registration

• The parish was in the Sleaford sub-district of the Sleaford 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

Swarby is both a village and parish about three miles south of Sleaford. The parish covers just under 1,000 acres, including the hamlet of Crofton, half a mile southeast of the village. Aswarby parish lies to the southeast and Osbournby parish to the south.

If you are planning a visit:

• By automobile, the village is just off the A15 between Bourne and Sleaford, just north of Osbournby.
  
  
• See our touring page for more sources.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TF 0440.
  
  
• You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer #248 map, which has a scale of 2.5 inches to the mile.
  
  
• See our Maps page for additional resources.
  
  

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Politics and Governance

• For governance, the parish was in the ancient Aswardhurn Wapentake in the North Kesteven division of the county, parts of Kesteven.
  
  
• For part of its history, the parish was in the ancient Aveland Wapentake.
  
  
• For today's governance, see the North Kesteven District Council.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• After the Poor Law reforms of 1834, the parish became part of the Sleaford Poor Law Union.
  
  

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Population

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Schools

• A Public Elementary School was built here in 1859 to hold up to 70 students.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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