Swinden

Not to be confused with Swindon.

Swinden
Swinden Hall, built in 1657
Swinden is located in North Yorkshire
Swinden
Swinden
Location within North Yorkshire
Population20 
OS grid referenceSD861543
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Region
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Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSkipton
Postcode districtBD23
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53°59′07″N 2°12′48″W / 53.98526°N 2.21343°W / 53.98526; -2.21343

Swinden is a village in the civil parish of Hellifield, in North Yorkshire, England. It is near Halton West and Nappa and about 7 miles (11 km) 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 on 1 April 2014 and amalgamated with the parish of Hellifield.[4][5] From 1974 to 2023 it was in Craven district.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Population Estimates". North Yorkshire County Council. 2010. Archived from the original on 13 January 2012. 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.
  5. ^ "North Yorkshire Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 25 November 2023.

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