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Lincolnshire Towns & Parishes

Nearby Places

Swallow

Census

• The parish was in the Caistor sub-district of the Caistor 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 the Holy Trinity.
  
  
• It is not known when a church was first constructed here.
  
  
• The church was partially rebuilt in 1868 and then thoroughly restored in 1883.
  
  
• The church yard was extended in 1905.
  
  
• The church seats about 90.
  
  
• A photograph of Holy Trinity church is at the Wendy Parkinson English Church Photographs site.
  
  
• Here is a photo of Holy Trinity Church taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register dates from the year 1672.
  
  
• The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Westwold Deanery to make your search easier.
  
  
• A Wesleyan Methodist chapel was built here as was a Primitive 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 Caistor sub-district of the Caistor 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

The village and parish of Swallow lies about 8 miles southwest of Great Grimsby and 4 miles east of Caistor. The parish covers just over 2,700 acres.

If you are planning a visit:

• See our touring page for visitor services.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TA 1702.
  
  
• 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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Politics and Governance

• The parish was in the ancient Bradley Haverstoe Wapentake in the West Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
  
  
• Kelly's 1913 Directory of Lincolnshire lists the parish, perhaps erroneously, as being in the North Lindsey district.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, this parish became part of the Caistor Poor Law Union.
  
  

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Population

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Schools

• The parish school was built in 1856 to hold up to 60 children.
  
  
• See our Schools page for more information on researching school records.
  
  

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