Swettenham
| Swettenham | |
| Cheshire | |
|---|---|
 St Peter's Church, Swettenham | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SJ800671 |
| Location: | 53°12’5"N, 2°17’60"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 291 (2011) |
| Post town: | Congleton |
| Postcode: | CW12 |
| Dialling code: | 01477 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Cheshire East |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Congleton |
Swettenham is a village in Cheshire. According to the 2011 Census, the population of the wider civil parish was 291. The civil parish includes the hamlet of Kermincham.
The name 'Swettenham' is first attested in the Pipe Rolls of 1183, where it appears as Suetenhala. It appears as Swetenham in 1259 in the County Court, City Court and Eyre Rolls of Chester. The name means 'Sweta's homestead'.[1]
The local pub is the Swettenham Arms, pub and restaurant.[2]
The parish is separated from the adjoining parish of Brereton by the River Dane to the south. The parish is bounded by Lower Withington to the north, Marton and Somerford Booths to the east, and Twemlow to the west. The Dane Valley Way long-distance footpath passes through the village on its route from Buxton to Northwich.
Parish church
The parish church of St Peter is a Grade II* listed building.[3]
A Saxon cross, discovered during 19th-century excavations, is displayed in an alcove but the oldest surviving part of the church is the cruck-framed sanctuary, dating from approximately 1260. The nave was added in around 1500, and the church was encased in brick in 1722, at which time the brick tower was added.[4]
About the village
In the village is Kermincham Hall.
Close by is the Swettenham Meadows Nature Reserve (managed by Cheshire Wildlife Trust[5]). In the village too is the Lovell Quinta Arboretum (managed by Tatton Garden Society since 2003[6]). The arboretum was founded by astronomer Sir Bernard Lovell, who lived at Swettenham from 1948 until his death in 2012.
Outside links
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References
- ↑ Ekwall, Eilert, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 4th edition, 1960. p. 456 ISBN 0198691033
- ↑ The Swettenham Arms: Individual Inns
- ↑ National Heritage List 1231569: Church of St Peter (Grade II* listing)
- ↑ Baker, Michael (n.d.). The Parish Church of St Peter, Swettenham (Church leaflet).
- ↑ "Swettenham Valley". Cheshire Wildlife Trust. https://www.cheshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/nature-reserves/swettenham-valley.
- ↑ "The Lovell Quinta Arboretum". Tatton Garden Society. https://www.lovellquintaarboretum.co.uk/.