History
Swafield has an entry in the Domesday Book of 1085. In the great book Swafield is recorded by the name Suafelda, Suaffelda andSuauelda, the main landholders being Bishop William and William d'Ecouis with the main tenant being Ranulf brother of Ilger. The survey also mentions a church.
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