2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁History ▁Ev idence ▁of ▁the ▁Be aker ▁people ▁living ▁near ▁Sw ark estone ▁was ▁discovered ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁At ▁that ▁time ▁it ▁was ▁estimated ▁that ▁people ▁had ▁lived ▁near ▁Sw ark estone ▁for ▁at ▁least ▁ 3 , 8 0 0 ▁years . ▁The ▁only ▁surv iving ▁Bron ze ▁Age ▁bar row ▁c emetery ▁in ▁the ▁Tr ent ▁valley ▁is ▁at ▁Sw ark estone ▁L ows ▁near ▁the ▁A 5 0 . ▁The ▁bar row ▁is ▁a ▁registered ▁national ▁monument . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Dom es day ▁Book , ▁Sw ark estone ▁was ▁held ▁by ▁the ▁King ▁( Will iam ▁the ▁conquer or ) ▁and ▁by ▁Henry ▁de ▁Ferr ers . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Sw ark estone ▁Bridge ▁during ▁the ▁English ▁Civil ▁War ▁( 1 6 4 3 ) ▁it ▁was ▁def ended ▁by ▁the ▁Royal ists ▁against ▁the ▁Parliament ari ans , ▁but ▁the ▁out number ed ▁Cav ali ers ▁lost ▁the ▁day . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 4 5 ▁during ▁the ▁Jacob ite ▁rising ▁led ▁by ▁Bon nie ▁Prince ▁Charlie , ▁the ▁advance ▁party ▁of ▁his ▁army ▁reached ▁here ▁to ▁gain ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁crossing ▁of ▁the ▁Tr ent . ▁F inding ▁no ▁reports ▁of ▁support ▁from ▁the ▁south , ▁they ▁turned ▁back ▁to ▁Derby ; ▁the ▁inv ading ▁army ▁then ▁retre ated ▁to ▁Scotland ▁and ▁final ▁defeat ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁C ull oden . ▁Sw ark estone ▁thereby ▁being ▁the ▁most ▁sou ther ly