Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 54.213°N -1.672°W |
Official Name: | Swinton |
Population: | 200 |
Population Ref: | (2011)[1] |
Civil Parish: | Swinton with Warthermarske |
Unitary England: | North Yorkshire |
Lieutenancy England: | North Yorkshire |
Region: | Yorkshire and the Humber |
Post Town: | RIPON |
Postcode District: | HG4 |
Postcode Area: | HG |
Os Grid Reference: | SE213795 |
Swinton is a small village in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated to the immediate south-west of Masham and separated from it by the River Burn.[2] The village is at the eastern end of Swinton Park and shares a civil parish with Warthermarske.[3]
The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as belonging to Count Alan[4] and the names derives from the Old English swīn-tūn which means Pig-Farm.[5]