Swell is a civil parish in the Cotswold district, in the county of Gloucestershire, England.

[2] Swell is located in the Cotswold district immediately west of the town of Stow-on-the-Wold.

The Heart of England Way long distance footpath passes through both.

[3] St Mary is a small Norman church situated in Upper Swell.

The village is the most populous area of 'Three Rivers' electoral ward.