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==Transport==
==Transport==
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[[D&G Bus]] service number 14<ref>[http://www.dgbus.co.uk/bus-times-in-staffordshire-and-stoke-on-trent.html D&G Bus website Timetable list] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170104235536/http://www.dgbus.co.uk/bus-times-in-staffordshire-and-stoke-on-trent.html|date=2017-01-04}} retrieved Jan 2017</ref> calls at the church bus stop five times a day on its way to and from [[Hanley]], [[Trentham, Staffordshire|Trentham]], [[Barlaston]], [[Stone, Staffordshire|Stone]], [[Eccleshall]] and [[Stafford]].

Swynnerton is directly connected to Eccleshall by the Swynnerton Road. It is also a 10 minute drive from Stone and [[Meaford, Staffordshire|Meaford]] via the [[A51 road|A51]]. The nearest city is [[Stoke-on-Trent]], a 15 minute drive via the A51 and [[A34 road|A34]] roads.
Swynnerton is directly connected to Eccleshall by the Swynnerton Road. It is also a 10 minute drive from Stone and [[Meaford, Staffordshire|Meaford]] via the [[A51 road|A51]]. The nearest city is [[Stoke-on-Trent]], a 15 minute drive via the A51 and [[A34 road|A34]] roads.


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The village is poorly served by public transport. The [[D&G Bus]] service number 14<ref>[http://www.dgbus.co.uk/bus-times-in-staffordshire-and-stoke-on-trent.html D&G Bus website Timetable list] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170104235536/http://www.dgbus.co.uk/bus-times-in-staffordshire-and-stoke-on-trent.html|date=2017-01-04}} retrieved Jan 2017</ref> previously called at the church bus stop five times a day on its way to and from [[Hanley]], [[Trentham, Staffordshire|Trentham]], [[Barlaston]], [[Stone, Staffordshire|Stone]], [[Eccleshall]] and [[Stafford]] in 2017, however as of 2023 only a bus Stone via Yarnfield operates. This is 5 times a day Monday - Friday<ref>https://apps2.staffordshire.gov.uk/SCC/BusTimes/display.aspx?Route=102&Line=04102&Filter=1#divMainAreaDisplay</ref>, twice on Saturday's<ref>https://apps2.staffordshire.gov.uk/SCC/BusTimes/display.aspx?Route=102&Line=04102&Filter=1#divMainAreaDisplay</ref> with no service on Sundays<ref>https://apps2.staffordshire.gov.uk/SCC/BusTimes/display.aspx?Route=102&Line=04102&Filter=1#divMainAreaDisplay</ref>.


The nearest train station is [[Stone railway station]], known officially as Stone (Staffs)<ref>https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/stone-staffs/</ref> and by railway code SNE<ref>https://abcrailwayguide.uk/sne-stone-staffs-railway-station/map</ref> 4.3 miles away.


==Notable residents==
==Notable residents==

Revision as of 09:38, 14 October 2023

Swynnerton
St Mary's Church
Swynnerton is located in Staffordshire
Swynnerton
Swynnerton
Location within Staffordshire
Population4,453 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSJ8535
Civil parish
  • Swynnerton
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSTONE
Postcode districtST15
Dialling code01782
PoliceStaffordshire
FireStaffordshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
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Staffordshire
52°55′01″N 2°13′01″W / 52.917°N 2.217°W / 52.917; -2.217

Swynnerton is a village and civil parish in Staffordshire, England. It lies in the Borough of Stafford, and at the 2001 census had a population of 4,233,[2] increasing to 4,453 at the 2011 Census.

Swynnerton is listed in the Domesday Book identifying the lord in 1066 as Brothir (of Oaken) and in 1086, Edelo (of Rauceby), who was in service to Robert de Stafford, the tenant-in-chief. The record shows the settlement consisted of ten villagers' households, and five smallholders. Property consisted of eight ploughlands suitable for one lord's plough teams, and six men's plough teams. Other resources are listed as ten acres of meadow, and one league of woodland. The owner's value was estimated at £2.[3]

St Mary's Church dates back to at least the 13th century, and as far back as the 11th century.[4][5] Swynnerton received its charter from Edward I in 1306. During the 14th century a market used to be held every Wednesday and an annual fair was held on 15 August each year.

A grand manor house used to exist until its destruction in the English Civil War by Cromwell's men, its replacement being Swynnerton Hall, built in 1725 by Francis Smith of Warwick, which still dominates the Swynnerton skyline today. The Roman Catholic church of Our Lady[6] adjoins the hall, which was built in 1868 by Gilbert Blount. Most of the houses in the village are post World War II.

Nearby Cold Meece houses a British Army training area that used to be a Royal Ordnance Factory, ROF Swynnerton. It is often used by the Air Training Corps and the Army Cadet Force, but is also a regular training area for the British Army. During the war, the factory was served by Cold Meece railway station.

Yarnfield and Cold Meece civil parish and parish council came into being in April 2019, with two wards, Yarnfield and Cold Meece.[7][8] It is included in the Borough of Stafford, and was previously the southern part of Swynnerton parish.

The village pub, the Fitzherbert Arms,[9] has three bars, two dining areas and accommodation.

Transport

Swynnerton is directly connected to Eccleshall by the Swynnerton Road. It is also a 10 minute drive from Stone and Meaford via the A51. The nearest city is Stoke-on-Trent, a 15 minute drive via the A51 and A34 roads.


The village is poorly served by public transport. The D&G Bus service number 14[10] previously called at the church bus stop five times a day on its way to and from Hanley, Trentham, Barlaston, Stone, Eccleshall and Stafford in 2017, however as of 2023 only a bus Stone via Yarnfield operates. This is 5 times a day Monday - Friday[11], twice on Saturday's[12] with no service on Sundays[13].


The nearest train station is Stone railway station, known officially as Stone (Staffs)[14] and by railway code SNE[15] 4.3 miles away.

Notable residents

  • Thomas Fitzherbert (1552–1640) was an English Jesuit, born at Swynnerton. His father died whilst he was an infant and he was the head of an important family.[16]
  • Lord Stafford's family presence dates back several centuries.[17]
  • Maria Fitzherbert (1756-1837) companion and (invalidly) first wife of George IV, was previously wife of Thomas Fitzherbert of Swynnerton, from 1778 to his death in 1781.[18]
  • Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882)[19] is believed to have penned his famous poem, The Village Blacksmith,[20] in Swynnerton.

Nearby locations

See also

References

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Census 2001: Parish Headcounts: Stafford". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  3. ^ "Swynnerton | Domesday Book".
  4. ^ "Swynnerton". GENUKI. 5 December 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  5. ^ Website of St Mary's Church, Swynnerton retrieved Jan 2017
  6. ^ "Our Lady of the Assumption, Swynnerton". ourladyoftheassumption.org.uk. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  7. ^ Yarnfield and Cold Meece Parish Council
  8. ^ Borough of Stafford Order 2018
  9. ^ "History | The Fitzherbert Arms". Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  10. ^ D&G Bus website Timetable list Archived 2017-01-04 at the Wayback Machine retrieved Jan 2017
  11. ^ https://apps2.staffordshire.gov.uk/SCC/BusTimes/display.aspx?Route=102&Line=04102&Filter=1#divMainAreaDisplay
  12. ^ https://apps2.staffordshire.gov.uk/SCC/BusTimes/display.aspx?Route=102&Line=04102&Filter=1#divMainAreaDisplay
  13. ^ https://apps2.staffordshire.gov.uk/SCC/BusTimes/display.aspx?Route=102&Line=04102&Filter=1#divMainAreaDisplay
  14. ^ https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/stone-staffs/
  15. ^ https://abcrailwayguide.uk/sne-stone-staffs-railway-station/map
  16. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Fitzherbert, Thomas" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 10 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 446.
  17. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Stafford, Earls and Marquesses of" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 25 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 756.
  18. ^ "Mistresses of the Prince". Georgian index. Archived from the original on 16 April 2003. Retrieved 16 March 2012.[dead link]
  19. ^ "Longfellow - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's 200th Birthday". Hwlongfellow.org. 7 December 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  20. ^ "59. The Village Blacksmith. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Yale Book of American Verse". Bartleby.com. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
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