Roger Sweet's Pictures of Swerford

Local honey ironstone cottages in East End, Swerford

Swerford is a small pretty village on the River Swere. It is a village in two parts separated by a quarter of a mile of open countryside called Between Towns. To the east is East End, a collection of houses and cottages built in the local dark honey ironstone. Beyond Between Towns is the other part of the village, called Church End.

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Swerford, English Cottages

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Church End, Swerford

Swerford is a small pretty village on the River Swere. It is a village in two parts separated by a quarter of a mile of open countryside called Between Towns. To the east is East End, a collection of houses and cottages built in the local dark honey ironstone. Beyond Between Towns is the other part of the village, called Church End.

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Swerford, Churches

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St. Mary's Church, Swerford

In Church End at Swerford the parish church of St.Mary is believed to have been founded by Osney Abbey early in the 13th century. The earliest part of the church are the tower and spire (built around 1300) and the Decorated Gothic nave, which may have been built between 1250 and 1350.

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Swerford, Churches

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The earthwoks of the castle ruins at Swerford

Swerford Castle was a 12th century motte and bailey castle which stood on a hill above the River Swere near the church. Only these earthworks remain. A deep ditch separates the church from the castle.

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Swerford, Ancient England

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