| Static Image Name: | Swinstead - geograph.org.uk - 106113.jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | Swinstead village |
| Country: | England |
| Official Name: | Swinstead |
| Coordinates: | 52.7905°N -0.4922°W |
| Population: | 234 |
| Population Ref: | (2011) |
| Shire District: | South Kesteven |
| Shire County: | Lincolnshire |
| Region: | East Midlands |
| Constituency Westminster: | Grantham and Stamford |
| Post Town: | GRANTHAM |
| Postcode District: | NG33 |
| Postcode Area: | NG |
| Os Grid Reference: | TF017224 |
| London Distance Mi: | 90 |
| London Direction: | S |
Swinstead is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 5miles west from Bourne, 9miles north from Stamford and 11miles south-east from Grantham. It is a village of just over 100 households, the population of the civil parish being measured at 234 in the 2011 census.[1]
Swinstead parish church is dedicated to St Mary. The village's last public house closed in 2008, and the nearest amenities are 2miles away at Corby Glen. Adjacent villages include Creeton, Swayfield and Grimsthorpe.
England international footballer Beaumont Jarrett was vicar of Swinstead from 1883 to 1895.
In William Shakespeare's King John, King John stayed in "Swinsted Abbey", but it is Swineshead Abbey that he stayed in: this confusion was common in late-sixteenth century texts, for Swinstead is about 25 miles from Swineshead.[2]