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Lincolnshire Towns & Parishes

Nearby Places

Swinstead

Census

• The parish was in the Corby sub-district of the Bourne 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. Mary.
  
  
• The church is built of stone. It was restored in 1854.
  
  
• The church seats 250.
  
  
• Here is a photo of St. Mary's Church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• Anglican parish registers exist from 1565, although are only deposited for the period 1733 - 1934.
  
  
• The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage and burial indexes for the Beltisloe Deanery to make your search easier.
  
  
• There was a Wesleyan Methodist chapel in the parish. For information and assistance in researching this church, 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 Corby sub-district of the Bourne 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

Swinstead is both a village and parish which lies just east of the A1 trunk road and south of the A151, 2 miles southeast of Corby. The West Glen River runs along the west boundary of the parish. The parish covers about 1,790 acres.

If you are planning a visit:

• Visit our touring page for more sources.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TF 0122.
  
  
• You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer #247 map, which has 2.5 inches to the mile scale.
  
  
• See our Maps page for additional resources.
  
  

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Names, Geographical

• The name derives from the Old English Swin+ham+stede or "homestead where pigs are kept," and is listed in the 1086 Domesday Book as Suinhamstede.
  [A. D. Mills, "A Dictionary of English Place-Names," Oxford University Press, 1991].
  
  

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Politics and Government

• The parish was in the ancient Beltisloe Wapentake in the South Kesteven district in the parts of Kesteven.
  
  
• For today's local governance, contact the South Kesteven District Council.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• The Common Lands were enclosed here in July of 1778.
  
  
• As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, the parish became part of the Bourne Poor Law Union.
  
  

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Population

Returns from 1086 are from the Domesday Book. 1991 is an estimate.

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Schools

• A Public Elementary School was built here before 1900 to hold 90 children. In 1911, attendance was 60 students.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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