Swallow
- 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:
Census Year |
Piece No. |
| 1861 |
R.G. 9 / 2392 |
| 1871 |
R.G. 10 / 3420 |
- 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):

- 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.
- 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.
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:
- 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.
- 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.
| Year |
Inhabitants |
| 1801 |
98 |
| 1831 |
168 |
| 1871 |
243 |
| 1891 |
205 |
| 1911 |
203 |
- 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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[Last updated: 20-March-2009 - Louis R. Mills]