Swayfield


Swayfield is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 316. It is situated just over east from the A1 road, south-east from Grantham and north from Stamford. It has approximately 138 houses.

History

A Deserted Medieval Village has been identified nearby, probably the vill of Sudwelle. Traces of earlier settlements in the form of barrow burials have also been suggested.
The village is reputed to have been a site for signalling beacons at the time of the Spanish Armada and a modern fire-basket stands in the village, erected for 400th anniversary in 1988.
In 1848 the village was described as: "Swayfield, a parish, in the union of Bourne, wapentake of Beltisloe, parts of Kesteven, county of Lincoln, 2 miles from Corby; containing 265 inhabitants. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at £11. 2. 11., and in the gift of the Crown; net income, £391. The tithes were commuted for land and corn-rents in 1797".
During the Second World War, Swayfield was the site of two dummy airfields, the remains of which can still be seen.

Geography

Swayfield is from Bourne, from Grantham, from Stamford and from Oakham. It is 3 miles from the county boundary with Rutland, at the point near Stocken. The road to the west towards Lobthorpe is . To the east, to the village, is the East Coast Main Line.
Nearby villages include Castle Bytham, Corby Glen, Swinstead, Creeton and Lobthorpe.

Landmarks

St Nicholas is on the edge of the village on and is part of the Corby Glen group of churches in the Beltisloe Deanery; the incumbent is the Revd Margaret Barton. Although the village has no priest, it has a lay reader.
Swayfield has a public house, the Royal Oak on High Street, and a village hall.