Swardeston is a village four miles (6 km) south of

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, England, on high ground above the Tas valley. It covers an area of and had a population of 619 at the 2011 census.

History

One of the earliest mentions of this place is in the

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of 1086, where it is mentioned amongst the lands given to Roger Bigod by King William I. The manor given to Roger included of land and of meadow. Its church, dedicated to

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the Virgin, has a 15th-century tower, but two arched windows indicate that its origins are

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and Norman.

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, the English nurse shot dead by a German firing squad during the

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, was born in Swardeston in 1865.

Sport

Swardeston Cricket Club

Swardeston hosts a successful

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team, who have won

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three times (in 2010, 2016 and 2019) and the ECB National Club Cricket Championship in 2019, when they defeated

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at Lord's by 53 runs. They have also won the East Anglian Premier League seven times, including five consecutive tiles from 2012 to 2016.

Football

In football, Norwich CEYMS of the

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also play in the village.

Notes

External links

Swardeston C
https://swardestonhistory.webnode.co.uk/ Old Swardeston history site
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