Swinstead
| Swinstead | |
| Lincolnshire | |
|---|---|
 Swinstead village | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TF017224 |
| Location: | 52°47’26"N, 0°29’32"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 234 (2011) |
| Post town: | Grantham |
| Postcode: | NG33 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | South Kesteven |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Grantham and Stamford |
Swinstead is a village in Kesteven, the south-western part of Lincolnshire, five miles west of Bourne, nine miles north of Stamford and eleven miles south-east of Grantham. It is a village of just over 100 households, the population of the civil parish being measured at 234 in the 2011 census.
Swinstead parish church is dedicated to St Mary.
The village’s last public house closed in 2008, and the nearest amenities are two miles away at Corby Glen. Adjacent villages include Creeton, Swayfield and Grimsthorpe.
In William Shakespeare's King John, King John stayed in "Swinsted Abbey", but in real history it was Swineshead Abbey where the King stayed: this confusion was common in late-sixteenth century texts, for Swinstead is about 25 miles from Swineshead.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Swinstead) |
- National Monuments Record: No. 520867 – Tower Farm (alternatively Swinstead Old Hall)
- Information on Swinstead from GENUKI