| Country: | England |
| Official Name: | Swinderby |
| Static Image Name: | All saints' church, Swinderby, Lincs. - geograph.org.uk - 68613.jpg |
| Static Image Alt: | Church with substantial tower under a sky of duck-egg blue, with a large Yew on the right., a very dark green. The tower is broad, but barely higher than the deeply pitched roof on the nave. It has a clockface on the nearest side. |
| Static Image Caption: | All Saints' Church, Swinderby |
| Coordinates: | 53.158°N -0.702°W |
| Os Grid Reference: | SK 8662 |
| Population: | 648 |
| Population Ref: | (2011) |
| Shire District: | North Kesteven |
| Shire County: | Lincolnshire |
| Region: | East Midlands |
| Constituency Westminster: | Sleaford and North Hykeham |
| Post Town: | LINCOLN |
| Postcode District: | LN6 |
| Postcode Area: | LN |
| London Distance Mi: | 120 |
| London Direction: | S |
Swinderby is a village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, just north of the A46 road,[1] 8miles south-west of Lincoln and 6miles north-east of Newark. Swinderby lies within a rural agricultural community and covers an area of 2200acres. The population was 648 (including HM Prison Morton Hall) at the 2011 census.[2]
The name 'Swinderby' is assumed to have originated either from "sundri + by" (southern farmstead or village), or "svin + djur + by" (farmstead where pigs are kept);[3] in Doomsday it is referred to as "Sunderby" and "Suindrebi".[4] [5]
The settlement might date back to at least Roman times as Roman pottery and parts of Fosse Way have been found. Some village buildings date back to the 17th century.
The church of All Saints is predominantly Norman and Early English, however restoration was carried out in 1854, 1879 and 1910.[6] [7] [8] In 1872 there was a Wesleyan chapel.[8] [9]
The village has a public house, a church, a village hall, two playing fields and a primary school with nursery.[1] [10]
The school is the All Saints' Church of England Primary School, which was rated as overall Grade 2 (good), in its 2012 Ofsted inspection.[11]
Swinderby is close to the now closed RAF airfield, RAF Swinderby, which holds a bi-monthly antique and collectors fair that has been featured on BBC1's Bargain Hunt.[12]
News and event notices are carried in the village Swinderby Link-up magazine. This publication also includes adverts from local businesses.