Swinhope
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| Swinhope | |
| Lincolnshire | |
|---|---|
 St Helen's Church | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TF216961 |
| Location: | 53°26’54"N, 0°10’12"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 172 (2011) |
| Post town: | Market Rasen |
| Postcode: | LN8 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | West Lindsey |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Gainsborough |
Swinhope is a hamlet, scarcely there, about six miles west of North Thoresby railway station,[1] in Lindsey, the northern part of Lincolnshire. In 2011 the parish had a population of 172.
This was mediæval village, later deserted. The remains of what was Swinthorpe were completely destroyed in 1969 but cropmarks remain.[2]
History
Swinhope is recorded in the Domesday Book as Suinhope.[3] The name "Swinhope" means 'Swine valley'.[4] Swinyhope is an alternative name for Swinhope as recorded in 1887.[5]
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References
- ↑ History of Swinhope on Vision of Britain
- ↑ National Monuments Record: No. 353322 – Swinhope
- ↑ "Lincolnshire O-S". The Domesday Book Online. http://www.domesdaybook.co.uk/lincolnshire5.html#swinhope. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ↑ "Swinhope Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Lincolnshire/Swinhope. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ↑ "History of Swinhope, in West Lindsey and Lincolnshire Place names". A Vision of Britain through Time. http://visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13908/names. Retrieved 11 April 2019.