| Swardeston | |
|---|---|
 St Mary's church, Swardeston | |
  Swardeston Location within Norfolk | |
| Area | 3.95 km2 (1.53 sq mi) |
| Population | 619 |
| • Density | 157/km2 (410/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TG202028 |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NORWICH |
| Postcode district | NR14 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
Swardeston is a village four miles (6 km) south of Norwich in Norfolk, England, on high ground above the Tas valley. It covers an area of 3.95 km2 (1.53 sq mi)[1] and had a population of 619 at the 2011 census.[2]
History
One of the earliest mentions of this place is in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it is mentioned amongst the lands given to Roger Bigod[3] by King William I. The manor given to Roger[4] included 45 acres (180,000 m2) of land and 2 acres (8,100 m2) of meadow.
Its church, dedicated to St Mary the Virgin, has a 15th-century tower, but two arched windows indicate that its origins are Saxon and Norman.
Edith Cavell, the English nurse shot dead by a German firing squad during the First World War, was born in Swardeston in 1865.
Sport
Swardeston Cricket Club
Swardeston hosts a successful cricket team, who have won ECB National Club Twenty20 three times (in 2010, 2016 and 2019)[5] and the ECB National Club Cricket Championship in 2019, when they defeated Nantwich at Lord's by 53 runs.[6] They have also won the East Anglian Premier League eight times, including five consecutive tiles from 2012 to 2016.
Football
In football, Norwich CEYMS of the Anglian Combination also play in the village.
Notes
- ↑ "Swardeston parish information". South Norfolk Council. 11 December 2007. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
- ↑ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ↑ Domesday Book: A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 2003. p. 1110 ISBN 0-14-143994-7
- ↑ Roger Bigod held a number of manors including a massive number in Suffolk and here in Norfolk given to him by King William I. These included obviously Swardeston, but also included Swainsthorpe, Ketteringham and Colney
- ↑ "Swardeston take the honours on Club T20 finals day". ECB.
- ↑ Southwell, Connor (16 September 2019). "Swardeston beat Nantwich by 53 runs at Lord's in National Club County Championship Final". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
External links
Media related to Swardeston at Wikimedia Commons
https://swardestonhistory.webnode.co.uk/ Old Swardeston history site]