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Swaton
Swaton
	St Michael's Church, Swaton
	Swaton Location within Lincolnshire
Population	184 (2001)
OS grid reference	TF132374
• London	100 mi (160 km) S
District	North Kesteven;
Shire county	Lincolnshire;
Region	East Midlands;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Sleaford
Postcode district	NG34
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Sleaford and North Hykeham;
	List of places UK England Lincolnshire 52°55′20″N 0°19′04″W / 52.922246°N 0.317665°W

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Swaton is a village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated on the B1394 road, less than 0.5 miles (0.8 km) north from the A52 road, and 6 miles (9.7 km) south-east of Sleaford. Swaton Fen lies to the east.

The Swaton Eau river rises to the west and runs through the village until it joins the South Forty-Foot Drain. Before the draining of the Fens the Swaton Eau was navigable and a large inland port existed close to the current bridge. The Roman Car Dyke runs to the east of the village. Roman brick pits remain.^{[citation needed]}

The name comes from "Suavetone" or "Swaffa’s Farmstead".^{[citation needed]}

The cruciform Church of St Michael is a Grade I listed building.

Nichola de la Haye, a lady who served as High Sheriff of Lincolnshire for King John, died in Swaton on 20 November 1230.^[1]

In 1240 William II Longespée and his wife Idonea, Nichola's granddaughter, applied for and were granted a royal charter to run a Friday market in the village. This grant was unsuccessfully challenged by residents of Folkingham and Sleaford who feared it would damage their own Saturday and Monday markets.^{[citation needed]}

Swaton Vintage Day is held each June. The village also hosts the annual World Egg Throwing competition. Egg throwing in this village started c. 1322 when the new Abbot of Swaton, controlling all poultry in the village, used them to provide eggs as alms to those that attended church. When the Eau was in flood these were hurled over the swollen river to waiting peasants.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/47223. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

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Media related to Swaton at Wikimedia Commons
St Michael's church
Parish council
World Egg Throwing Federation
Churchview Equestrian

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[1] "The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/47223. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

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-'''Swaton''' is a hamlet and [[civil parish]] in [[North Kesteven]], [[Lincolnshire]], England. It is situated on the [[B1394 road]], less than {{convert|0.5|mi|km|1}} north from the [[A52 road]], and {{convert|6|mi|km|1}} south-east from [[Sleaford]]. Swaton Fen lies to the east. The Eau river rises to the west and runs through the village until it joins the [[Forty Foot Drain#Forty Foot Drains in Lincolnshire|Forty Foot Drain]].
+'''Swaton''' is a village and [[civil parish]] in the [[North Kesteven]] district of [[Lincolnshire]], England. It is situated on the [[B1394 road]], less than {{convert|0.5|mi|km|1}} north from the [[A52 road]], and {{convert|6|mi|km|1}} south-east of [[Sleaford]]. Swaton Fen lies to the east.
-Before the draining of the Fens the Eau river was navigable and a large inland port existed close to the current bridge. The Roman [[Car Dyke]] runs to the east of the village. Roman brick pits remain.{{citation needed|date=June 2012}}
+The Swaton Eau river rises to the west and runs through the village until it joins the [[South Forty-Foot Drain]].  Before the draining of [[the Fens]] the Swaton Eau was navigable and a large inland port existed close to the current bridge. The Roman [[Car Dyke]] runs to the east of the village. Roman brick pits remain.{{citation needed|date=June 2012}}
 [[File:Swaton Fen North Drove - geograph.org.uk - 284453.jpg|thumb|left|Swaton Fen]]
 The name comes from "Suavetone" or "Swaffa’s Farmstead".{{citation needed|date=June 2012}}
+The cruciform Church of St Michael is a Grade I listed building.
-In 1240 William Longespee and his wife Idonea applied for and were granted a [[Royal charter]] to run a Friday market in the village. This grant was unsuccessfully challenged by residents of Folkingham and Sleaford who feared it would damage their own Saturday and Monday markets.{{citation needed|date=June 2012}}
-Nicolaa de la Haye (born 1150), a former [[High Sheriff of Lincolnshire|Sheriff of Lincolnshire]] in the 12th century is buried in the churchyard.{{citation needed|date=June 2012}}
+[[Nichola de la Haye]], a lady who served as [[High Sheriff of Lincolnshire]] for King [[John of England|John]], died in Swaton on 20 November 1230.<ref>{{Cite ODNB|doi = 10.1093/ref:odnb/47223|title = The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography|year = 2004}}</ref>
+In 1240 [[William II Longespée]] and his wife Idonea, Nichola's granddaughter, applied for and were granted a [[royal charter]] to run a Friday market in the village. This grant was unsuccessfully challenged by residents of [[Folkingham]] and Sleaford who feared it would damage their own Saturday and Monday markets.{{citation needed|date=June 2012}}
-Swaton Vintage Day is held each June. The village also hosts the annual [[World Egg Throwing Federation|World Egg Throwing competition]]. Egg throwing in this village started circa 1322 when the new Abbot of Swaton, controlling all poultry in the village, used them to provide eggs as alms to those that attended church.  When the Eau was in flood these were hurled over the swollen river to waiting peasants.{{citation needed|date=June 2012}}
+Swaton Vintage Day is held each June. The village also hosts the annual [[World Egg Throwing Federation|World Egg Throwing competition]]. Egg throwing in this village started {{circa|1322}} when the new Abbot of Swaton, controlling all poultry in the village, used them to provide eggs as alms to those that attended church.  When the Eau was in flood these were hurled over the swollen river to waiting peasants.{{citation needed|date=June 2012}}
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 ==References==
+<references />
-{{reflist}}
 ==External links==
-{{Commons category inline|Swaton}}
+*{{Commons category-inline|Swaton}}
 * [http://www.astoft.co.uk/swaton.htm St Michael's church]
 * [http://parishes.lincolnshire.gov.uk/Swaton Parish council]
 * [http://swatonvintageday.sslpowered.com World Egg Throwing Federation]
 * [http://www.churchviewequestrian.co.uk/index.htm Churchview Equestrian]
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+{{Lincolnshire|state=collapsed}}
+{{Authority control}}
 [[Category:Hamlets in Lincolnshire]]
+[[Category:Villages in Lincolnshire]]
 [[Category:Civil parishes in Lincolnshire]]
-[[Category:North Kesteven]]
+[[Category:North Kesteven District]]

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