Swinstead

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Swinstead is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated Script error: No such module "convert". west from Bourne, Script error: No such module "convert". north from Stamford and Script error: No such module "convert". 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]

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St Mary's church, Swinstead

Swinstead parish church is dedicated to St Mary. The village's last public house closed in 2008, and the nearest amenities are Script error: No such module "convert". away at Corby Glen. Adjacent villages include Creeton, Swayfield and Grimsthorpe.

England international footballer Beaumont Jarrett was vicar of Swinstead from 1883 to 1895.[2]

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.[3]

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  3. William Shakespeare, King John, the Arden Shakespeare 3rd Series, ed. Jesse M. lander and J.J.M. Tobin, Arden Shakespeare, 2019, p. 313, note 8.

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