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SWAN WICK. 600 SWELL. frame-work knitting. The Grange and Swauwick Hall are the principal residences. The Baptists and Wes- leyans have each a chapel. A free school was founded in 1740 by Mrs. E. Turner. SWANWICK, a hmlt. in the chplry. of Sarisbury and par. of Titchfield, co. Hants, 4 miles N.W. of Fare- ham, on the river Hamble. SWABBY, a par. in the wap. of Aswardhurn, parts of Kesteven, co. Lincoln, 4 miles S.W. of Sleaford, its post town, and 5 N.W. of Falkingham. The village _is situated about half a mile off the direct road from London to Lincoln. The par. includes the hmlt. of Crofton. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 60. The church, dedicated to St. Mary and All Saints, is old. It was restored in 1855. There is a village school. Sir T. Whichcote, Bart., is lord of the manor. SWAECLIFFB, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Birstwith, West Riding co. York, 3 miles S.W. of Ripley. SWARDESTON, a par. fn the hund. of Humbleyard, co. Norfolk, 4 miles S.W. of Norwich, its post town. The village is on the road from Norwich to New Buck- enham. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Norwich. The church, dedicated to the Virgin Mary or to St. Andrew, is built of flint, and has a beautifully carved screen and several monuments to the Kemp family. The register dates from 1538. There is a village school for both sexes. The Wesleyans have a chapel. SWAKKESTONE, a par. in the hund. of Repton, co. Derby, 5J mile S.E. of Derby, its post town. The village is near the junction of the Derby canal with the Grand Trunk canal, and at the old bridge on the river Trent, which has 29 arches, and is 3,912 feet in length, though the river is here only 514 feet wide, the addi- tional arches being intended to secure a passage over the low grounds, which are usually flooded in winter. At this place Sir J. Gell defeated the royalists in 1643. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Lichfleld, val. 182. The church, dedicated to St. James, contains some monuments to the Harpur family, whose mansion was garrisoned by the royalists in the reign of Charles I. SWARLAND, a tnshp. in the par. of Felton, E. div. of Coquetdale ward, co. Northumberland, 7 miles S.W. of Alnwick, and 2 N.W. of Felton. The village is near the river Coquet. There is a Sunday-school, supported by the Rev. T. Ilderton. The principal residence is Swar- land Hall, situated in a well-wooded park. In front of the Hall, and close to the great road between Morpeth and Alnwick, is an obelisk of white freestone, erected by the late Alexander Davison, Esq., to the memory of Lord Nelson. SWARLING, a hmlt. in the par. of Petham, hund. of Bridge, lathe of St. Augustine, co. Kent, 4 miles S.S.W. of Canterbury. It is situated on the Downs, and is said to be the spot where the Britons encountered Caesar at his first coming to Britain. SWARRATON, a par. in the lower half div. of the hund. of Mitcheldever, co. Hants, 3J miles N.W. of New Alresford, its post town, and 7 N.E. of Win- chester. The village is situated a little to the E. of the road from Southampton to Basingstoke, and on a branch of the river Itchen. The living is a rect.* with the cur. of Northington annexed, in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 110. The churchhas amodern spire. Divine service has been discontinued at the mother church, and the inhabitants attend the chapel-of-ease at Northington. There is a school for both sexes, entirely supported by Lady Ashburton. Lord Ashburtou is lord of the manor. SWATHLING, a hmlt. in the par. of Stoneham, co. Hants, 3 miles N.E. of Southampton, on the South- western railway. SWATON, a par. in the wap. of Aveland, parts of Kesteven, co. Lincoln, 5J miles N.E. of Falkingham, its post town, and 4^ S. of Heckington station on the Boston and Sleaford line of railway. The village is on the ancient Roman Can Dyke. The living is a vie.* with the rect. of Spanby annexed, in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 514. The church is dedicated to St. Michael. There is a free school. The Rev. Henry Lee Warner is lord of the manor. SWATRAGH, a vil. in the par. of Maghera, bar. of Loughinsholin, co. Londonderry, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 3 miles N. of Maghera. It is situated on the river Clody, and contains a Presbyterian meeting-house and a large school. SWAVESEY, or SWASEY, a par. in the hund. of Papworth, co. Cambridge, 3 miles S.E. of St. Ive, its post town, and llf N.W. of Cambridge. It is a station on the Great Eastern railway. The village, which is large, is situated on the river Ouse, near the Hunting- don and Cambridge road. It was formerly a market town, under a charter granted to the Zouch family in 1 243, the site of whose"ancient castle is about half a mile S.W. of the church. A Black alien priory was founded here soon after the Conquest, as a cell to the abbey of SS. Sergius and Bachus, and that of St. Briocus at Angiers. It was afterwards given by Richard II. to St. Anne's Priory, at Coventry. Upon the enclosure of the parish by Act of Parliament in 1838, an allotment of 5 acres was made for the purpose of recreation. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Ely, val. 428, in the patron, of Jesus College, Cambridge. The church, dedi- cated to St. Andrew, anciently belonged to the alien priory. The interior contains a piscina, stone stalls, niches, and the grave of Lady Cutts. The registers date from 1576 for marriages, and from 1613 for deaths. Ockley, the Arabic scholar, once vicar, &e., died here in 1720. The parochial charities produce about 64 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes, which was erected in 1842. The Baptists and Unitarians have chapels. There is a Sunday-school, held at the National schoolhouse. The Hon. Mrs. Ryder is lady of the manor. SWAYFIELD, a par. in the wap. of Bettisloe, parts of Kesteven, co. Lincoln, 4J miles S.E. of Colstorworth, its post town, and 1 J mile S.W. of Corby railway station. The village is situated on the Great Northern railway, and on the river Glen. The houses are much scattered. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 293, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church, de- dicated to St. Nicholas, was rebuilt, with the exception of the chancel, in 1824. The parochial charities produce about 2 per annum. The manor is the property of Brown's Hospital, to which the larger portion of the land belongs. SWAY, a tythg. and ecclesiastical district in tho par. of Boldre, co. Hants, 4 miles N.W. of Lymington. It is situated on Avon Water. SWEENEY, a tnshp. in the par. of Oswestry, co. Salop, 2 miles S. *of Oswestry. SWEEP, a hmlt. in the bar. of Middlethird, co. Waterford, Ireland, 5 miles S.W. of Walerford. SWEETHOPE, a tnshp. in the par. of Thockrington, N.E. div. of Tindale ward, co. Northumberland, 9 miles S.E. of Bellingharn, and 1J mile N.W. of Thockrington. It is situated on the river Wansbeck, and is an exten- sive sheep farm. Sir W. C. Trevelyan is lord of the manor. SWEET LOVES, a vil. in the tnshp. of Sharpies, par. of Bolton-le-Moors, co. Lancaster, 3 miles N. of Bolton. The inhabitants are employed in the neigh- bouring collieries and cotton mills. SWEFLING, a par. in the hund. of Plomesgate, co. Suffolk, 3 miles N.W. of Saxmimdham, its post town, and 4J from Framlingham. The village, which is irre- gularly built, is situated in a vale near the bridge over the river Aide. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Nor- wich, val. 262. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, has a Norman doorway, and a tower containing five bells. The parochial charities produce about 20 per annum. The Earl of Stradbroke is lord of the manor. SWELL, a par. in the hund. of Abdick, co. Somerset, 4 miles S.W. of Langport, its post town. The village is near the river Isle. The living is a vie.* annexed to that of Fivehead, in the dioc. of Bath and Wells. The church, dedicated to St. Catherine, is old. The register dates from 1559. Swell Court is now convpxtftd