Men of Kent and Kentishmen/Robert of Swinfield

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Robert of Swinfield,

BISHOP OF HEREFORD, 1283,

Was so called from Swinfield, near Dover, his native place. He was much famed for his pulpit eloquence and other accomplishments. After presiding over the diocese for thirty-four years, he died 15th March, 1316.

[See "Duncumb's Herefordshire."]