Polwica was first mentioned in 1230. It was then that the Comes Bronisz, granted the Cistercian settlement of Gościchowo (including Polwica) to the Cistercians in order to establish a monastery there called Paradyż. In 1331, when the Teutonic Knights invaded the village, the inhabitants dug in, organised a defence and dealt the Teutonic Knights a severe beating. In the 14th century the village became the property of the nobility. Its last owners were the Skórzewski, Niegolewski and Kęszycki families. The manor house in Polwica was built in the 19th century and was occupied by the family of the manor manager. In 1819 it was the birthplace of Ryszard Berwiński – poet, publicist and participant in the Spring of Nations. The manor was the place of residence of the family of Marianna and Michał Jasiecki, described in Janina Fedorowicz and Joanna Konopińska’s book ‘Marianna i róże’.
