Swineshead local history books

Swineshead is a village and civil parish in the borough of bedford in the county of bedfordshire, england. Swineshead, a small town and a parish in lincolnshire. The following list of local history books have been acquired and are being made available for free download at manitobia or the pembina manitou archive. Swineshead is a large village 7 miles west of boston. William swineshead historical records and family trees. Shows a sleepy county oblivious to the impending outbreak of world war one before lives were to be changed forever and massive societal upheaval was to occur. Local history is the study of how ordinary people lived, worked and raised families. Xiii no7, 1915, 219 other healey, r hilary, 1994 lincolnshire county council highways dept. Genoot library british isles vital record index breakdown, genoot, accessed 1 september 20.

The story of king johns fateful visit to swineshead abbey in 1216 has been told in numerous versions over the centuries, making it one of the most colourful tales in the life of one of englands most notorious monarchs. Swineshead, a parish formerly a market town in the wapentake of kirton, parts of holland, county of lincoln, 7 miles w. Swineshead, lincolnshire genealogy heraldry and history. See more ideas about my family history, lincolnshire, family history. It stands in the middle of the market place close to the site of a c14 cross base and c18 stocks, entered under one list entry at grade ii. A step on in performance with the grimme matrix beet drill find out more. This article needs additional citations for verification. Swineshead at war begins with a potted history of this lincolnshire village in the twentieth century which helps any reader familiar with swineshead or, as a newcomer, to understand the impact the two world wars had on the village and village life. Swineshead abbey, swineshead 1018687 historic england. Although named swineshead, the station is, in reality, located in the hamlet of swineshead bridge some miles north of swineshead. Richard kay publications book publishing boston lincolnshire.

Catalogue of bedfordshire and luton archives and records service search for records about swineshead. Loans of online ebooks, emagazines and audiobooks were up an average of 63% in. Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from july 1837 to the. Bicker is a village in the borough of boston, lincolnshire, england. The first one is the lost treasure of king john by richard waters. Swineshead war memorial was dedicated on sunday 7th november 1920, at a service held in the nearby st marys church. An old map of lincolnshire, handdrawn in 1840 for the renowned cartographic publisher samuel lewis. This does not necessarily mean that swineshead did not exist. In 1626 it was held by george son of george travis of the king by a rent of 40s. Click here to browse lincolnshire parish registers lincolnshire archives is the principal archive repository for historic lincolnshire, stretching from the humber to the wash. Welcome to swineshead enjoy a mix of heritage, history, lively arts whilst visiting swineshead our guide to events and days out is just the ticket. This small, 70 page, a5 book is a study of the swineshead war memorial. The second one is a history of swineshead by pamela southworth which is unfortunately out of print but can be borrowed from local libraries or bought secondhand.

Substantial earthworks may have been the site of a twelfthcentury castle. Originally called the green dragon, its fortunes gradually declined until new owners brought it back to life with a new name. King johns stay at swineshead abbey lincolnshire life. It was an exclave of the county of huntingdonshire, and surrounded by bedfordshire. The parish of swineshead is recorded as suineshefet 1086, swynesheved th century, swineshead 16th century. Huntingdonshire church records genealogy familysearch wiki. There are 42 swineshead museums and art galleries to pick from. The town stands 2 miles s from swineshead station on the boston, sleaford, and grantham branch of the g. The population of the village was 941 at the 2011 census. Swineshead railway station serves the village of swineshead in lincolnshire, england. I have consulted my history book on swineshead, and no pub called the crown was listed, so i sent an email to the author, pam southworth, who writes. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of swineshead. These superbly detailed maps provide an authoritive and fascinating insight into the history and gradual development of our cities, towns and villages. The local histories collection includes books that can be searched by both the current and former municipality names, since several municipalities amalgamated in 2015 and the majority of the collection is about the former municipalities, not the current ones.

Swineshead, a small town, a parish, and a subdistrict, in boston district, lincoln. Books weve published local history morris publishing. Huntingdonshire family history society huntingdonshire. Fri closed, 1st sat of the month 10am 12noon, sun closed. This accounts for the large percentage of faulty copies of this history. Soon after this a newly formed history of boston project was looking for a series. It is situated approximately 7 miles west of the town of boston. Swineshead society for lincolnshire history and archaeology. The town stands 2 miles s of the boston and sleaford railway, and 6 wsw of boston. Please feel free to post or contact us if you have any material to share. Swineshead is one of the larger parishes in the borough of boston. It lies about 11 miles east of sleaford on the edge of the fens and the village extends for over two miles along what was the a17 to sleaford until the village was bypassed in 1985.

Across the nation, museums, historical societies, groups, and individuals are selfpublishing books as a way to preserve local history, promote their museum, or provide souvenirs to visitors. This view also shows the base of a medieval market cross. Page 425 god, and one of another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil body politic, for our better ordering and preservation and furtherance of the ends aforesaid. It is the largest town of the wider borough of boston local government district. Swineshead abbey is a scheduled monument in swineshead, lincolnshire, england. Titles with hyperlinks have been scanned and are available for immediate download. Grimme uk ltd station road swineshead boston lincolnshire pe20 3ps phone. Millions of documents dating from the eleventh century to the. The line was opened by the boston, sleaford and midland counties railway. Swineshead bridge walking and hiking around swineshead. Delaney is credited with being the first such lightfingered thief.

Get the latest news in the swineshead area from bbc news. Francis frith the uks leading publisher of local photographs since 1860. Nostalgic memories of swinesheads local history inspired by photos in the francis frith collection francis frith the uks leading publisher of local photographs since 1860. Local history clubs and societies links to clubs and societies in the local information database community archive from bedfordshire archives digitised resources about swineshead catalogue of bedfordshire and luton archives and records service search for records about swineshead. Our books are historical local, national, international and military, biographical life in lincolnshire and vernacular history series, or dialect both academic. Having lived in swineshead until i was 18, i grew up with the tales about king john being poisoned at the abbey. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of. His life of crime has been welldocumented in a book by local. The parish includes the areas of swineshead bridge and north end to the north, fenhouses and blackjack to the east, and drayton to the. We are a lincolnshire based, family run, book publishing enterprise and although. Swineshead is a village and civil parish in lincolnshire, england, approximately 7 miles 11 km west of the town of boston.

Swineshead ww1 ww2 lincolnshire village soldier history. Most people are not descended from royalty, and without local history we would not know our story. The bookshop, established in 1988, sells slha publications and books on lincolnshires heritage, as well as general books on family and local history and a. Swineshead, bedfordshire last updated august 23, 2019. Community archive from bedfordshire archives digitised resources about swineshead. Swineshead, bedfordshire wikimili, the free encyclopedia. Swineshead has a long and remarkable history and was mentioned in the anglo saxon chronicles in ad 675 and again in ad 779 when 10 tenant farms in swineshead were mentioned as having pasture and meadows. Welcome to the swineshead history website a joint enterprise between sovereign ancestry, local historians and residents lying seven miles southwest of boston and approximately twelve miles north of spalding, swineshead is a linear village which stretches from north end, through tarry hill, the village centre, along south street towards drayton and high green. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Current swineshead information discover uptodate information. The bolle of haugh pedigree contains a claim that their line originated with an alan of swineshead, father of thomas bole of bole, who was the lord of swineshead. The population of the civil parish including baythorpe was 2,810 at the 2011 census.

Kellys directory of huntingdonshire 1914 archived books. Delaney was a bigamist, a thief and a conman and his career is set out in a book by local historian and author pamela southworth entitled delaney the cat burglar. Weve rounded up the best museums and art galleries in swineshead in our quest to discover brilliant family attractions and places to visit near you. Welcome to the tomblin family page at surname finder, a service of genealogy today. Jul 22, 2019 my family history, lincolnshire, england. Swineshead war memorial, erected in 1920 to commemorate the dead of the first world. Founded in 2006, historum is a history forum dedicated to history discussions and historical events. He built himself a house out of the remainder of the abbey stone the local residents had plundered the. History timelinea history of sleaford on this day in sleafords history historic sites in sleaford famous people from sleaford local history articles trace your ancestors travel other towns cities. Swineshead war memorial is a grade ii listed building in swineshead, lincolnshire, england. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. With a population of around 3,000, swineshead is one of the larger parishes in the borough of boston.

The lost village of stenning, or estovening, mentioned in the domesday book of 1086 is represented by the site of the. After the publication of the eighth part in 1817, the work was delayed for nearly seven years, owing to the bankruptcy of the publisher. Content is provided by bedford borough and central bedfordshire council and libraries, bedfordshire and luton archives and record service and a range of external information sources. William swineshead, 1479 1495 william swineshead 1479 1495 william swineshead was born in 1479, at birth place, to robert swynshed and mrs. Swineshead abbey was founded in 15 as a savigniac monastery, converted to cistercian rule in 1147 and was dissolved in 1536. Loans of online e books, emagazines and audiobooks were up an average of 63% in. Back to the bolles of swineshead or the bolles of bolle hall. Buy a history of swineshead new edition by southworth, pamela a. Local information by place click these links to find information about swineshead. Swineshead community library, swineshead, lincolnshire. A traditional village pub, specialising in real ales and on thurs, fri and sat serve pizza and bar snacks to eat in or take away. Our editors have compiled this checklist of genealogical resources, combining links to commercial databases along with usercontributed information and web sites for the tomblin surname.

Church of st mary is a grade i listed building in swineshead, lincolnshire, england. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of this building. It is not listed in the domesday book but drayton is. Whether youre looking to brush up on local history at a museum, enjoy local arts, watch some sport, or listen to live music, youre sure to find things to do in swineshead to suit all the family. The registers are a vital resource for people researching the family and local history of the county. About slha bookshop society for lincolnshire history and. It is run by local volunteers and swineshead parish council. The history appeared in parts the first coming out in 1815. Swineshead war memorial, swineshead 1404589 historic england. See the question of the bolle as lords of swineshead. The living is a rectory, valued in the kings books at. Neots, hundred of leightonstone, county of huntingdon, though locally in the hundred of stodden, county of bedford, 3.

Swineshead digitised resources the virtual library. The village and civil parish are mainly flat drained fenland and neighbours donington, lincolnshire and swineshead, lincolnshire the civil parish is one of 18 to form part of boston borough since the 1974 local government reorganisation resources edit edit source civil registration edit edit source. Upstanding earthworks and underlying archaeological deposits, including earlier ground surfaces, will preserve valuable evidence for domestic and economic. Swineshead photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. Delving into the history books of swineshead it would seem that the village is. A change of ownership has now seen the pub revert to its original name, and is a vibrant and thriving village local, successfully blending old and new to recreate a genuine community pub with an emphasis on beer and. The town itself had a population of 35,124 at the 2001 census, while the borough had a total population of 66,900, at the ons mid2015 estimates. History of swineshead, in boston and lincolnshire map and. Our community welcomes everyone from around the world to discuss world history, historical periods, and themes in history military history, archaeology, arts and culture, and history in books and movies. The platform provides live local data on transport, whats on, accommodation, eating out, shopping, sport, religion and weather as well as comprehensive reference and resource sections including tv, radio, online shopping, route planning, health, education and more. Alan would have lived sometime in the early to mid1200s however there were others who.

Find the perfect places to go with your kids and get out on your next adventure. Local history clubs and societies links to clubs and societies in the local information database. Newspaper articles and 1861 census search show that the brothers were from swineshead, lincs. Parish records national burial index records 1538 2005. Butter cross, swineshead is a scheduled monument in swineshead, lincolnshire, england. The remains of swineshead abbey survive well as a series of buried remains and earthwork features. Have you often wondered how to get a history book published. Alternatively, why not explore some other sightseeing days out nearby, including tourist attractions. The depth of accumulated archaeological deposits in the northern part of the monument, and the substantial earthworks in the southern part of the monument, indicate that buried structural and artefactual remains will survive largely intact. A wellknown character who crops up in the history of swineshead is the infamous cat burglar robert augustus delaney, who lived there for a time while married to a local lady. Or go to uk where it can be purchased directly from the publisher.