In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Swaton like this:
SWATON, a parish, with a village, in Sleaford district, Lincoln; 4¼ miles S of Heckington r. station, and 5 NE by E of Falkingham. Post town, Falkingham. Acres, 3,670. Real property, £5,184. Pop., 297. Houses, 51. The manor belongs to the Rev. H. Lee Warner. The living is a vicarage, united with Spanby, in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £515.* Patron, Mrs. Ram. The church is old but good. There is a parochial school.
Swaton through time
Swaton is now part of North Kesteven district. Click here for graphs and data of how North Kesteven has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Swaton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Swaton, in North Kesteven and Lincolnshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13900
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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