SWINGFIELD PARISH

Introduction

Swingfield is a village and civil parish in the district of Folkestone and Hythe in Kent, England. The parish includes the settlements of Densole and Selsted. The place-name 'Swingfield' is first attested in 1202 in the Curia Regis Rolls, and in 1242 in the Book of Fees, in both instances appearing as Swinesfeld. The name means "pigs' field or open land".The village is located approximately 5 miles north of Folkestone on the North Downs. Notable buildings include St Peter's Church and Swingfield Preceptory. The tower of St Peter's Church was a measuring point for the Anglo-French Survey (1784–1790) linking the Royal Greenwich Observatory and the Paris Observatory.

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Parish Information

Parish statistics

Area	887 hectares
Population	1,183 ⁽²⁰²¹⁾
Density	133 people/km²
Mean age	46.9
Ward	North Downs East
District	Folkestone and Hythe
Postcodes	CT15, CT18
ONS ID	E04005039