Swinton, Ryedale

Swinton
Swinton is located in North Yorkshire
Swinton
Swinton
Location within North Yorkshire
Population608 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceSE759732
Civil parish
  • Swinton
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMALTON
Postcode districtYO17
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
54°08′58″N 0°50′22″W / 54.14954°N 0.83936°W / 54.14954; -0.83936

Swinton is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is about 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Malton on the B1257 road,[2] and is on the edge of the Howardian Hills AONB to the immediate north.[3] The village appears in the Domesday Book as 'Swintune' which is derived from 'pig farm'.[4][5][6]

Population

The parish had 467 residents at the 2001 census,[7] which had risen to 608 by the time of the 2011 census.[1] By 2015, North Yorkshire County Council had estimated the population to have been 630.[8]

Administration

The village was part of the Ryedale district between 1974 and 2023. It is now administered by North Yorkshire Council.

References

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Swinton Parish (1170217301)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  2. ^ "300" (Map). Howardian Hills & Malton. 1:25,000. Explorer. Ordnance Survey. 2015. ISBN 9780319245521.
  3. ^ "Amotherby & Swinton Background Paper" (PDF). ryedaleplan.org.uk. October 2017. p. 4. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  4. ^ Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 457. ISBN 0-19-869103-3.
  5. ^ "Swinton | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Parishes: Appleton le Street | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  7. ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Swinton Parish (1543510588)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  8. ^ "2015 Population Estimates Parishes" (PDF). northyorks.gov.uk. p. 15. Retrieved 15 January 2019.

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