Swinden

Not to be confused with Swindon.
Swinden
Swinden
 Swinden shown within North Yorkshire
Population 20 
OS grid referenceSD861543
Civil parishHellifield
DistrictCraven
Shire countyNorth Yorkshire
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Police North Yorkshire
Fire North Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK ParliamentSkipton and Ripon
List of places
UK
England
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Coordinates: 53°59′07″N 2°12′48″W / 53.98526°N 2.21343°W / 53.98526; -2.21343

Swinden is a small village in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. It is near Halton West and Nappa and about 7 miles north of Barnoldswick. The population was estimated at 20 in 2010.[1]

Swinden was historically a township in the ancient parish of Gisburn in the West Riding of Yorkshire.[2] It became a separate civil parish in 1866.[3] It was transferred to the new county of North Yorkshire in 1974. The civil parish was abolished in 2014 and amalgamated with the parish of Hellifield.[4]

Swinden Hall, built in 1657

References

  1. ↑ "Population Estimates". North Yorkshire County Council. 2010. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
  2. ↑ Genuki. Parish of Gisburn
  3. ↑ Vision of Britain website
  4. ↑ "The Craven District Council (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2011". Retrieved 27 August 2014.

External links

Media related to Swinden at Wikimedia Commons


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