Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 54.1495°N -0.8394°W |
Official Name: | Swinton |
Population: | 608 |
Population Ref: | (2011 census) |
Civil Parish: | Swinton |
Unitary England: | North Yorkshire |
Lieutenancy England: | North Yorkshire |
Region: | Yorkshire and the Humber |
Constituency Westminster: | Thirsk and Malton |
Post Town: | MALTON |
Postcode District: | YO17 |
Postcode Area: | YO |
Os Grid Reference: | SE759732 |
Swinton is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is about west of Malton on the B1257 road,[1] and is on the edge of the Howardian Hills AONB to the immediate north.[2] The village appears in the Domesday Book as 'Swintune' which is derived from 'pig farm'.[3] [4] [5]
The parish had 467 residents at the 2001 census, which had risen to 608 by the time of the 2011 census. By 2015, North Yorkshire County Council had estimated the population to have been 630.[6]
The village was part of the Ryedale district between 1974 and 2023. It is now administered by North Yorkshire Council.