[1] Swilland has a church called St Mary's Church and a pub called The Moon & Mushroom Inn which has been awarded Suffolk Pub of The Year on two occasions by the Evening Star.

[4] Swilland is recorded in the Domesday Book as being a medium-sized village located in the Hundred of Claydon, made up of 13 households, consisting of 6 villagers, 6 smallholders and 1 slave.

[11] This is most likely the reason to the population rise in 1831 as the total area of the parish was almost doubled in size.

St Mary's church in Swilland was founded in the 11th century [14] and is recorded to have graveyard.

[17] The church has a large tower with a lantern spire, this was designed by the Ipswich architect, John Shewell Corder.