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Swinderby
Swinderby is a village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, just north of the A46 road, 8 miles (13 km) south-west of Lincoln and 6 miles (10 km) north-east of Newark. Swinderby lies within a rural agricultural community and covers an area of 2,200 acres (9 km). The population was 648 (including HM Prison Morton Hall) at the 2011 census.

History

The name 'Swinderby' is assumed to have originated either from "sundri + by" (southern farmstead or village), or "svin + djur + by" (farmstead where pigs are kept); in Doomsday it is referred to as "Sunderby" and "Suindrebi".

The settlement might date back to at least Roman times as Roman pottery and parts of Fosse Way have been found. Some village buildings date back to the 17th century.

The church of All Saints is predominantly Norman and Early English, however restoration was carried out in 1854, 1879 and 1910.

Wesleyan Chapel, now the Light and Life Mission Hall

In 1872 there was a Wesleyan chapel.

1980 air crash

On Thursday 8 May 1980 a BAC Jet Provost 'XW314' from RAF Cranwell crashed, around 100 yds from the A46.

The pilots landed 1.5 miles away on the edge of Norton Disney woods. Flt Lt Chris Massey was the instructor, of St Martin's Close in Ancaster, a former Vulcan pilot of 44 Sqn at RAF Waddington. Fly Off PC Jones was the pilot being instructed. Fire engines arrived from Lincoln, North Hykeham, Collingham and Newark.

Community

The village has a public house, a church, a village hall, two playing fields and a primary school with nursery.

The school is the All Saints' Church of England Primary School, which was rated as overall Grade 2 (good), in its 2012 Ofsted inspection.

Swinderby is close to the now closed RAF airfield, RAF Swinderby, which holds a bi-monthly antique and collectors fair that has been featured on BBC1's Bargain Hunt.

News and event notices are carried in the village Swinderby Link-up magazine. This publication also includes adverts from local businesses.

References

  1. ^ "Parish council". Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  2. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  3. ^ Mills, A.D. (2003). Dictionary of British place names. OUP. p. 448. ISBN 978-0-19-852758--9.
  4. ^ "Domesday map web site". Archived from the original on 28 December 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  5. ^ "Domesday online". Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  6. ^ Swinderby Archived 9 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine Genuki. Retrieved 7 April 2011
  7. ^ Historic England. "All Saints church (324495)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 20 March 2013.
  8. ^ Historic England. "All Saints church (Grade II*) (1165316)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
  9. ^ "genealogy web site". FamilySearch. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
  10. ^ "Gazetteer entry" Archived 17 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales. Retrieved 19 March 2013
  11. ^ Times Friday May 9 1980, page 3
  12. ^ Lincolnshire Echo Tuesday 13 May 1980, page 3
  13. ^ Sleaford Standard Thursday 15 May 1980, page 1
  14. ^ XW314
  15. ^ "school web site". Archived from the original on 3 March 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  16. ^ "Ofsted results". Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  17. ^ Bargain Hunt Archived 4 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine BBC1. Retrieved 7 April 2011
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