Swinstead

Swinstead
Swinstead village
Swinstead Swinstead shown within Lincolnshire
Population	247 (2001)
OS grid reference	TF017224
– London	90 mi (140 km) S
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
List of places UK England Lincolnshire

Coordinates: 52°47′26″N 0°29′32″W / 52.790470°N 0.492239°W / 52.790470; -0.492239

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.

St Mary's church, Swinstead

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

Media related to Swinstead at Wikimedia Commons
Historic England. "Tower Farm (520867)". PastScape. (alternatively Swinstead Old Hall), a 19th-century farm and farm buildings, to the west on the Grimsthorpe Estate.
Bourne & Heckington (Map) (3 ed.). 1:25000. OS Explorer Map. OSGB. 2006. § 248. ISBN 978-0-319-23811-0. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
"Swinstead", Genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 11 May 2012
Swinstead – aerial view

Ceremonial county of Lincolnshire

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Unitary authorities	North East Lincolnshire North Lincolnshire

Boroughs or districts	Boston East Lindsey Lincoln North Kesteven South Holland South Kesteven West Lindsey

Major settlements	Alford Barton-upon-Humber Boston Bottesford Bourne Brigg Broughton Burgh-le-Marsh Caistor Cleethorpes Crowland Crowle Epworth Gainsborough Grantham Grimsby Holbeach Horncastle Immingham Kirton-in-Lindsey Lincoln Long Sutton Louth Mablethorpe Market Deeping Market Rasen North Hykeham Scunthorpe Skegness Sleaford Spalding Spilsby Stamford Wainfleet All Saints Winterton Wragby See also: List of civil parishes in Lincolnshire

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