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Swarby is a village and former civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, approximately south-southwest of Sleaford, west of the A15 road and to the northwest of Aswarby. The village is part of the civil parish of Aswarby and Swarby which also includes the hamlet of Crofton. The village name is Scandinavian in origin, and comes from the Old Norse for a farmstead or village of a person named 'Svarri'.〔("Swarby" ), ''Key to English Place-names'', University of Nottingham. Retrieved 7 February 2015〕〔Mills, Anthony David (2003); ''A Dictionary of British Place Names'', Oxford University Press, revised edition (2011), p. 446. ISBN 019960908X〕 The parish church is dedicated to Saint Mary and All Saints and is a Grade II * listed building dating from the 13th century. It was restored in 1886 and the south aisle dates from the same time. The west tower is 15th-century. On the north wall of the chancel is a rectangular ashlar wall plaque to Anthony Williams who died in 1681. Swarby CE School was built in 1859, and closed in 1971. A tornado swept through the village on 28 June 2012. It uprooted many trees, lifted a trampoline hundreds of feet and caused a garage roof to collapse while removing tiles from houses.〔("Breaking News: tornado hits Sleaford area" ), ''Sleaford Standard'', 29 June 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2013〕 ==Notable people== The entertainer Joe Brown was born at Swarby on 13 May 1941.〔Eder, Bruce; ("Joe Brown" ), AllMusic. Retrieved 7 February 2015〕 Despite being referred to as a Cockney, Brown is a Lincolnshire Yellowbelly. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Swarby」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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