SWYRE, a parish in the hundred of UGGSCOMBE
Dorchester division of the county of DORSET, 5 miles
(S.E.) from Bridport, containing 210 inhabitants. The
living is a discharged rectory, in the archdeaconry of
Dorset, and diocese of Bristol, rated in the king's books
at £7. 0. 5., and in the patronage of the Duke of Bedford.
The church was dedicated to the Holy Trinity in
1503: it has a lofty tower, and north and south porches;
The parish is bounded on the south by the English
channel, and the village is situated about one mile
from the coast, A wake is annually kept on Trinity
Monday.