Swinden
| Swinden | |
|---|---|
  Swinden | |
| Swinden shown within North Yorkshire | |
| Population | 20 |
| OS grid reference | SD861543 |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | |
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
- ↑ "Population Estimates". North Yorkshire County Council. 2010. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
- ↑ Genuki. Parish of Gisburn
- ↑ Vision of Britain website
- ↑ "The Craven District Council (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2011". Retrieved 27 August 2014.
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