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Rh s^yINFORD. 603 SWINTON. of Ilormer, co. Berks, 4 miles N.W. of Oxford, near the bridge over the river Thames. SWINFORD, a par. in the hund. of Guthlaxton, co. Leicester, 4 miles S.E. of Lutterworth, its post town, and 2 N.E. of Lilbourne railway station. The village is situated near the river Avon and the ancient Watling Street. There was once a preceptory of the Knights Templars. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Peter- borough, val. 216. The church, dedicated to All Saints, had formerly a chantrey founded by Nic. Cowloy, nnd has a circular E. end and pillar font. There is a National school for both sexes. The Independents have a chapel. The Baroness de Braye, of Stanford Hall, is lady of the manor. SWINFORD, a post and market town in the par. of Kilconduff, bar. of Gallen, co. Mayo, prov. of Connaught, Ireland, 15 miles S.E. of Ballina, and 140 N.W. of Dublin. It is situated on the river Swinford, and is a rising place. It contains the parish church, Roman Catholic. chapel, National school, court-house, and police station. General sessions are held in April and October, and petty sessions once a week. Swinford is the head of a Poor-law Union, and contains the union poorhouse. Tuesday is the great pig market day, and fairs are held 1st February, 17th March, 20th May, 2nd July, 18th August, 31st October, and 18th December. SWINFORD, KING'S. See KINOSWINFOBD, co. Staf- ford. SWINFORD, OLD, a par. partly in the S. div. of Seisdon hund., co. Stafford, but chiefly in the lower div. of Halfshire hund., co. Worcester, 1 mile S.E. of Stour- bridge, 4J miles S. of Dudley, and 7 N. of Kiddermin- ster. It is a largo and populous parish, situated near the canal and the river Stour, and includes the town of Stourbridge and the tnshps. of Upper Swinford, Am- bleaide, Lye, Wollaston, and Wollescott. Manufac- ture of iron and glass is carried on to some extent, and fireclay is procured from a depth of 100 yards. The population of the parish in 1861 was 22,958. [See STOUR- miiDGE.] The living is a rect.* with the cur. of St. John's, Stourbridge, annexed, in the dioc. of Worcester, val. 781. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is old, and has a lich-gate. In addition to the parish church are the district churches of Stourbridge, St. Thomas, Lye, Amblecote, Wollaston, the livings of which are all perpet. curs., varying in val. from 200 to 100. The parochial charities produce about 3,159 per annum, of which sum 462 belong to the free grammar school, and 2,352 to Foley's Blue Coat school, or hospital for 70 boys ; the school buildings are situated on the road to Bromsgrove. There are, besides several other en- dowed schools, National, infant, and denominational schools. SWINFORD, UPPER, a tnshp. in the par. of Old Sw iuford, hund. of Halfshire, co. Worcester. SWINGFIELD, a par. in the hund. of Folkestone, lathe of Shcpway, co. Kent, 6 miles N. of Folkestone, its post town, and 6 N.W. of Dover. The village is on a hill near the road from Folkestone to Canterbury. The land is partly in common, of which 620 acres, in Swingfield Minnis, were enclosed under an Act in 1840. In the vicinity is a farmhouse formed out of the ruins of the preceptory of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem, founded before 1190, and which at the Dis- solution had a revenue of 87 3*. 3d. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Canterbury, val. m. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, contains some old monu- ments of the Pilcher family. Bishop Robert de Swing- field was born in this parish, and died in 1316. SWINHOE, a tnshp. in the par. of Bambrough, N. div. of Bambrough ward, co. Northumberland, 9 miles N.E. of Alnwick, and 8 S.E. of Belford. It is situated near the coast, and was once held by the Do Vescis, from whom it came to the Nevilles of Raby. The soil is clayey. BWINHOPE, a par. in the hund. of Bradley-llaver- Btoe, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 7J miles S.E. of Caistor, its post town, 2 N. of Binbrooke, and 6 from the North Thoresby station on tho East Lincolnshire rail- VOL. III. way. The village is situated on the Wolds. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 117. The church, dedicated to St. Helen, is ancient. The register dates from 1697. Swinhope House is the principal residence. The Rev. M. Alington is lord of the manor. SWINNERTON, a par. in the N. div. of Pirehill hund., co. Stafford, 4 miles N.W. of Stone, its post town, and 1 j mile W. of the Standon station on the London and North- Western rail way. The village isneartheriverSow. The par. comprises the tnshps. of Acton, Hatton, Shelton, Yarnfield, Millstone Green, and Stableford. It was formerly a market town, and belonged to the Saxon kings. In the reign of Henry VIII. it came to the Swinnertons, and from them to the Fitzherberts. The Staffordshire hounds meet in this parish. The surface is hilly, and the soil generally gravelly. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 1,070. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is old, and contains effigies of the Swinnertons, and a colossal figure of the Saviour pointing to the wound in his side, which was discovered buried at a short distance from its present situation. The parochial charities produce about 9 per annum. There is a charity school for both sexes. The Roman Catholics have a chapel in Swinnerton Park. Tho principal residence is Swinnerton Hall, situated near the church. The park extends over an area of about 1,000 acres. J. Fitzherbert, Esq., is lord of the manor. SWINSCOE, a tnshp. in the par. of Blore, N. div. of Totmonslow hund., co Stafford, 3 miles N.W. of Ash- borne. It is joined with Blore. SWINSTEAD, a par. in the wap. of Beltisloe, parts ot Kesteven, co. Lincoln, 6 miles N.W. of Bourne, its post town, and 2 S.E. of Corby railway station. In its vicinity is a cross of great, antiquity, also a spring of excellent water. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 80. The church, dedicated to St. Luke or St. Mary, contains a monument of the last Duke of An- caster. The church was thoroughly restored in 1854, and the chancel in 1859, when several stained windows were inserted. The parochial charities produce about 4 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes, and an infant school, principally supported by Lord Willoughby d'Eresby. The Baptists have a chapel. In the neighbourhood are traces of the old seat of the Ancaster family. Lord Willoughby d'Eresby is lord of the manor. SWINTON, a par. in the district of Merse, co. Ber- wick, Scotland. It comprises a vil. of its own name and the ancient par. of Simprin. It extends in length about 4 miles from E. to W., with an extreme breadth of 2J miles. It is watered by the rivulet Leet, which abounds in pike. The soil is very fertile, and for the most part under good cultivation. Tho predomi- nant rock is the New Red sandstone, which is quarried. The parish is traversed by the north road from Kelso to Berwick, and by the road from Coldstream to Dunse. Tho village is about 6 miles from Dunse and Norham railway stations. There aro brick and tile works. The estate has been held for 800 years by the Swintons, of Swinton House, of which family were the hero of Scott's " Homildon Hill," and the poet's grandmother. This par. is in the presb. of Chirnside and synod of Merse and Teviotdale, and in the patron, of the crown. The stipend of tho minister is about 241. The parish church was erected in 1593, and enlarged in 1837. It bears evidence of having been fortified, and contains an effigy of Allan Swinton, who died in 1200. There are a Free church and a parochial school. The demesne of Simprin, now included in this parish, came from the Cockburns to Lord Elibank, who built the great barn here, which is seen from a long distance. SWINTON, a vil. in the par. of Old Monkland, co. Lanark, Scotland, 6 miles E. of Glasgow. SWINTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Appleton-le- Strcet, wap. of Ryedale, West Riding co. York, Z miles N.W. of New Malton. SWINTON, a hmlt. and cbplry. in tho tnshp. of Worsley and par. of Ecclcs, co. Lancaster, 4J miles