In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Swarby like this:
SWARBY, a parish in Sleaford district, Lincoln; 3¾ miles SSW of Sleaford r. station. Post town, Sleaford. Acres, 910. Real property, £1,406. Pop., 188. houses, 39. The manor belongs to T. Whichcote, Bart. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £60. Patron, Sir T. Whichcote, Bart. The church was repaired in 1855.
Swarby through time
Swarby is now part of North Kesteven district. Click here for graphs and data of how North Kesteven has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Swarby itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Swarby, in North Kesteven and Lincolnshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13898
Date accessed: 28th April 2024
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