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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Swingfield like this:
SWINGFIELD, a parish, with a village, in Elham district, Kent; 3½ miles W by S of Ewell r. station, and 5 N of Folkestone. Post town, Canterbury. Acres, 2,638. Real property, £2,608. Pop., 418. houses, 70. A preceptory of the Knights of St. John was founded here in the time of Henry II., and has left interesting remains. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Canterbury. Value, £54. Patron, the Rev. G.Lamotte. The church is good. Bishop Richard de Swingfield, who died in 1316, was a native.
Swingfield is now part of FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE District. Click here for graphs and data of how FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Swingfield itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Swingfield, in Folkestone and Hythe and Kent | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6436
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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