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Swanton Movers, par., Norfolk, 6 miles E. of Faken-
ham, 1315 ac., pop. 282; contains Swanton House, seat.

Swanwicli. See Swanage.

Swan wick.—eccl. dist. and vil., Alfreton par.,
Derbyshire—dist.,. pop. 1747;, vil., 2¼ miles SAV. of
Alfreton; P.O. ; is in an extensive coal-mining district;
near the vil. is Swan wick Hall, seat.—2. Swan wick,
hamlet, Titchfield par., Hants, 4m. NW.of Fareham; P.O.

Swarby, par., Lincolnshire, 3¼ miles SW. of Slea-
ford, 910 ac., pop. 171.

Swarcliffe, hamlet, Hampsthwaite par., E. div.
West-Riding Yorkshire, 3 miles SW. of Ripley; in the
vicinity is Swarcliffe Hall, seat.

Swardeston, par. and vil., Norfolk—par., 933 ac.,
pop. 339; vil., 4 miles SW. of Norwich; P.O.

Swarkeston, par. and vil. (ry. sta. Chellaston and
Swarkestone), Derbyshire—par., 943ac., pop. 209 ; vil.,
on river Trent, 5 miles S. of Derby ; P.O.; the Trent is
crossed here by Swarkeston Bridge, a 29-arched
structure nearly 4000 ft. long ; Swarkeston Honse
was fortified for King Charles in 1643, but was taken
by the Parliament.

Swarland, township, Felton par., Northumberland,
8 miles S. of Alnwick, 1975 ac., pop. 140; contains
Swarland Hall, seat.

Swarling, hamlet, Petham par., Kent, 4 miles SW.
of Canterbury.

Swarraton, par., Hants, 3 miles NW. of Alresford,
755 ac., pop. 129.

Swartli Fell, Westmorland, on E. side of Ullswater;
alt. 1832. ft.

Swarth Moor HaU, ancient manor house, N. Lanca-
shire, in S. vicinity of Ulverston.

Swathling, hamlet with ry. sta., North Stoneham
par., Hants, 4 miles NE. of Southampton; P.O.

Swaton, par. and vil., Lincolnshire, 5 miles NE. of
Falkingham, 3670 ac., pop. 288.

Swatragh, vil., in par. and 4 miles N. of Maghera,
E. co. Londonderry, pop. 186; P.O.

Swavesey, par. and vil. with ry. sta., on AY. border
of Cambridgeshire—par., 3891 ac., pop. 1171; vil., 3¼
m. SE. of St Ives and 9 NAA7. of Cambridge ; P.O., T.O.

Sway, township, Boldre par., Hants, 4 miles NAA7. of
Lymington, pop. 798; on Sway Common are tumuli.

Sway field, par. and vil., Lincolnshire—par., 1300
ac., pop. 253 ; vil., 1¼ mile S. of Corby and 9 miles SE.
of Grantham ; P.O.

Sweeney Hall, seat, in par. and 2 miles S. of
Oswestry, Shropshire.

Sweetheart Ahhcy, Kirkcudbright. See New Abbey.

Sweethopc, township, Thockrington par., North-
umberland, 7¼ miles E. of Bellingham, 1025 ac., pop. 8.

Swelling, par. and vil., Suffolk—par., 1120 ac., pop.
290 ; vil., 2¼ miles W. of Saxmundham ; P.O.

Swell, par., Somerset, 4 miles SAY. of Langport, 891
ac., pop. 142.

Swell, Lower and Upper, 2 adjacent pars., Glou-
cestershire—Lower Swell, 1 mile NW. of Stow on the
Wold, 1670 ac., pop. 407; Upper Swell, 1460ac., pop. 77.

Swepstone, par. and vil., Leicestershire—par., 2287
ac., pop. 526; vil., 4 m. S. of Ashby de la Zouch; P.O.

Swerford, par. and vil., in N. of Oxfordshire—par.,
1925 ac., pop. 416 ; vil., on river Swere, 5 miles NE. of
Chipping Norton; P.O.

Swettenham, par., township, and vil., Cheshire—
par., 2243 ac., pop. 359 ; township, 1010 ac., pop. 176;
vil., on river Dane, 5 miles NW. of Congleton; P.O.;
Swettenham Hall is the seat of the Swettenham
family, who settled here before the Norman Conquest.

Swift, river, Leicestershire and AYarwickshire ; rises
near Mowsley, and flows 12 miles SW. past Lutterworth
to the Avon at Rugby.

Swiftbrook Mills, papermills, at Saggart, in co. and
8 miles SW. of Dublin.

■ Swiftgat.e, river, Gloucestershire; rises near Chelten-
ham, and flows 8 m. NW. to the Severn at Tewkesbury.

Swifts House, seat, 4 m. N. of Bicester, Oxfordshire.

Swifts Place, seat, 3 miles E. of "Cranbrook, Kent.

Swiliand, par. and vil., Suffolk—par., 951 ac., pop.
213; vil., 6 miles N. of Ipswich ; P.O.

Swillington, par., E. div. AVest-Riding Yorkshire,
5 miles E. of Leeds, 2627 ac., pop. 823; contains
Swillington Hall, seat.

Gazetteer of the British Isles, Statistical and Topographical, by John Bartholomew, F.R.G.S.

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