Swine, East Riding of Yorkshire

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Swine
Swine, East Riding of Yorkshire (East Riding of Yorkshire)
Swine, East Riding of Yorkshire

Swine shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire
Population 143 (2001 census)[1]
OS grid reference TA136358
Parish Swine
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 HULL
Postcode district HU11
Dialling code 01964
Police Humberside
Fire Humberside
Ambulance Yorkshire
European Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament Beverley and Holderness
List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire

Coordinates: 53°48′24″N 0°16′35″W / 53.806544, -0.276251

Swine is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 5 miles (8 km) north east of Hull city centre and 2 miles south of Skirlaugh to the west of the A165 road.

The Priory Church of St Mary the Virgin
The Priory Church of St Mary the Virgin

The civil parish of Swine consists of the village of Swine and the hamlet of Benningholme. According to the 2001 UK census, Swine parish had a population of 143.[1]

Swine was served from 1864 to 1964 by Swine railway station on the Hull and Hornsea Railway.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b 2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Swine CP (Parish). Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved on 2008-05-20.
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