Swanland
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| Swanland | |
  Swanland shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire |
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| Population | 3,688 (2001 census)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Parish | Swanland |
| Unitary authority | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Ceremonial county | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NORTH FERRIBY |
| Postcode district | HU14 |
| Dialling code | 01482 |
| Police | Humberside |
| Fire | Humberside |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| European Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | Haltemprice and Howden |
| List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire | |
Swanland is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire in England. The village is about 7 miles (11 km) to the west of Kingston upon Hull city centre and 2 miles (3.2 km) north of the River Humber on the B1231 road. To the east lies West Ella, to the west (separated by some farmland) lies Melton and to the south lies North Ferriby. According to the 2001 UK census, Swanland parish had a population of 3,688.[1]
At the centre of the village is a pond on which swans have traditionally been kept. However, due to the small size of the pond and the killing of one of the swans by a car, the birds are no longer allowed to be kept on the pond.
Swanland is twinned with the village of Lestrem in Northern France.
There are two main churches in the village: St. Barnabas is a Church of England church, and Christ Church is a Methodist / United Reformed church. Swanland Primary School is in the centre of the village and teaches around 400 children from ages 4 to 11.
[edit] References
- ^ a b 2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Swanland CP (Parish). Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved on 2008-05-20.
[edit] External links
- Derek Brooks, Shirley Dalby and John Holmes, local historians, have recently written two books titled "A NEW HISTORY OF SWANLAND" and a third is due for publication.
The first is subtitled: The Eighteenth and Nineteenth centuries. The second is: The School and The Twentieth century. The third about to be published will be The Medieval to Stuart times and the Churches
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