Swainby
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| Swainby | |
|---|---|
 Scugdale Beck at Swainby with Holy Cross Church in the background | |
.svg)  Swainby Location within North Yorkshire | |
| Population | 1,820 2011 census[1] |
| OS grid reference | NZ477019 |
| • London | 215 mi (346 km) south |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NORTHALLERTON |
| Postcode district | DL6 |
| Dialling code | 01642 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
Swainby is a village in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the A172 road, 8 miles (13 km) north-east from Northallerton and 5 miles (8 km) south-east from the small market town of Stokesley.
Overview
Swainby is located at the north-western corner of the North York Moors National Park. The characteristics of the village and the surrounding area consist of traditional Yorkshire dry stone walls, hills, sheep, heather and moorland.
The village is close to the ruins of Whorlton Castle; Swainby appears to have been built after its abandonment, possibly due to the Black Death (or some other disease) leaving the inhabitants of the castle low in number in 1428.[2]
Holy Cross Church (Church of England) was designed by T. H. Wyatt; he was commissioned to do it by the Marquess of Ailesbury. It is in the Early English style and constructed of locally quarried stone. The church was consecrated on 4 October 1877.
In the 19th century the housing of miners who worked the nearby hills for ironstone and jet led to an expansion of the village.[3]
Swainby contains two public houses, "The Blacksmiths Arms" and "The Black Horse", and a caravan park with farm house.
Governance
Although Swainby is in Whorlton civil ward it has retained an electoral ward in its own name. The population of this ward taken at the 2011 census was 1,820.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Swainby Ward (as of 2011) (1237325082)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ Chrystal, Paul (2017). The Place Names of Yorkshire. Catrine: Stenlake. p. 80. ISBN 9781840337532.
- ^ Whitworth, Alan (2011). In & around the North York moors through time. Stroud: Amberley Pub. p. 84. ISBN 978-1-4456-0599-9.
External links
Media related to Swainby at Wikimedia Commons
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