Swallow

Census

• The parish was in the Caistor sub-district of the Caistor Registration District.
  
  
• Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
  
  
• The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
  
  

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Church History

• The Anglican parish church is dedicated to the Holy Trinity.
  
  
• It is not known when a church was first constructed here, but it is considered Norman.
  
  
• The church was partially rebuilt in 1868 and then thoroughly restored in 1883.
  
  
• The church yard was extended in 1905.
  
  
• The church seats 90.
  
  
• There is an old rhyme told about the church: "You must pity poor Swallow People, Who sold the bells to mend the steeple". This refers to the collapse of the steeple some time before 1663.
  
  
• A photograph of Holy Trinity church is at the Wendy PARKINSON English Church Photographs site.
  
  
• J. HANNAH-BRIGGS fas a photograph of Holy Trinity Church on Geo-graph, taken in August, 2011.
  
  
• Here is a photo of Holy Trinity Church taken by Ron COLE (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register dates from the year 1672.
  
  
• The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Westwold Deanery to make your search easier.
  
  
• A Wesleyan Methodist chapel was built here as was a Primitive Methodist chapel, both before 1919. For information and assistance in researching these chapels, see our non-conformist religions page.
  
  
• Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
  
  

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Civil Registration

• The parish was in the Caistor sub-district of the Caistor Registration District.
  
  
• Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
  
  

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Description and Travel

The village and parish of Swallow lies about 8 miles southwest of Great Grimsby and 4 miles east of Caistor. The parish covers just over 2,700 acres.

If you are planning a visit:

• John Firth provides a photograph of the Village Sign on Geo-graph, taken in July, 2010.
  
  
• See our touring page for visitor services.
  
  

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History

• Stone Age flint tools have been found in the parish as well as Roman pottery and coins.
  
  
• See the parish history at the Parish Council site.
  
  
• David WRIGHT has a photograph of the Swallow Inn on Geo-graph, taken in October, 2005.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TA 1702.
  
  
• You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer map, which has a scale of 2.5 inches to the mile.
  
  
• See our Maps page for additional resources.
  
  

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Military History

• The War Memorial stands on the edge of the churchyard. John Firth provides a photograph of the War Memorial at Geo-graph, taken in July, 2005.
  
  

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Military Records

There are only three names on the War Memorial from World War I. See them at the Roll of Honour site.

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Names, Geographical

• The name appears as Sualan in the 1086 Domesday Book.
  [A. D. Mills, "A Dictionary of English Place-Names," Oxford University Press, 1991].
  
  
• Sources differ as to the derivation and meaning of the name.
  
  

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Politics and Governance

• This place ws an ancient parish in Lincoln county and became a modern Civil Parish when those were established.
  
  
• The parish was in the ancient Bradley Haverstoe Wapentake in the West Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
  
  
• Kelly's 1913 Directory of Lincolnshire lists the parish, perhaps erroneously, as being in the North Lindsey district.
  
  
• On 1 April, 1936, the parish was enlarged when Cuxwold Civil Parish was abolished and 1,590 acres were amalgamated with Swallow Civil Parish.
  
  
• You can contact the Swallow Parish Council regarding civic or political issues, but they are NOT staffed or funded to help you with family history searches.
  
  
• Today's district governance is provided by the West Lindsey District Council.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, this parish became part of the Caistor Poor Law Union.
  
  
• Bastardy cases would be heard in the Caistor petty session hearings.
  
  

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Population

Year	Inhabitants
1801	98
1831	168
1871	243
1881	238
1891	205
1901	180
1911	203
1921	186
1931	207

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Schools

• The parish school was built in 1856 to hold up to 60 children.
  
  
• See our Schools page for more information on researching school records.
  
  

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