Swinstead
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Coordinates: 52°47′26″N 0°29′32″W / 52.790470°N 0.492239°W
| Swinstead | |
 Swinstead village |
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 Swinstead
Swinstead shown within Lincolnshire |
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| Population | 247 (2001) |
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| OS grid reference | TF017224 |
| - London | 93 mi (150 km) south |
| District | South Kesteven |
| Shire county | Lincolnshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | GRANTHAM |
| Postcode district | NG33 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Grantham and Stamford |
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Swinstead is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 5 miles (8.0 km) west from Bourne, 9 miles (14.5 km) north from Stamford and 11 miles (17.7 km) south-east from Grantham. It is a village of just over 100 households.
Swinstead parish church is dedicated to St Mary. The village has a public house, but the nearest amenities are 2 miles (3.2 km) away at Corby Glen. Adjacent villages include Creeton, Swayfield and Grimsthorpe.
External links [edit]
- Tower Farm (520867). PastScape. English Heritage. (alternatively Swinstead Old Hall), a 19th century farm and farm buildings, to the west on the Grimsthorpe Estate.
- OSGB (2006). Bourne & Heckington (Map). 1:25000. OS Explorer Map (3 ed.). Section 248. ISBN 978-0-319-23811-0. http://leisure.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/products/paper-maps/paper-maps-ordnance-survey-great-britain/paper-maps-ordnance-survey-great-britain-os-explorer-map/bourne-and-heckington/pid-9780319238110. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
- "Swinstead", Genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 11 May 2012
- Swinstead – aerial view
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