Swarby is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Aswarby and Swarby, in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, approximately south-southwest of Sleaford, west of the A15 road and to the northwest of Aswarby. In 1921 the parish had a population of 141. On 1 April 1931 the parish was abolished to form "Aswarby and Swarby".
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
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.
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External links
"Swarby", Genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2012