Swinden Explained

Country:England
Static Image:Swinden Hall.jpg
Static Image Caption:Swinden Hall, built in 1657
Coordinates:53.9853°N -2.2134°W
Official Name:Swinden
Population:20
Civil Parish:Hellifield
Unitary England:North Yorkshire
Lieutenancy England:North Yorkshire
Region:Yorkshire and the Humber
Constituency Westminster:Skipton and Ripon
Post Town:Skipton
Postcode District:BD23
Postcode Area:BD
Os Grid Reference:SD861543

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 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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: North Yorkshire County Council. Population Estimates. 2010. 27 June 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120113133520/http://www.northyorks.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=16424&p=0. 13 January 2012.
  2. http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/WRY/Gisburn/more.html Genuki. Parish of Gisburn
  3. http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10470845/relationships Vision of Britain website
  4. Web site: The Craven District Council (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2011. 27 August 2014.
  5. Web site: North Yorkshire Registration District. UKBMD. 25 November 2023.