Swinden

Not to be confused with Swindon.

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 (11 km) north of Barnoldswick. The population was estimated at 20 in 2010.^[1]

Swinden
Swinden Hall, built in 1657
Swinden Location within North Yorkshire
Population	20
OS grid reference	SD861543
Civil parish	Hellifield
Unitary authority	North Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Skipton
Postcode district	BD23
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Skipton and Ripon
List of places UK England Yorkshire 53.98526°N 2.21343°W / 53.98526; -2.21343

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 part of the district of Craven, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

See also

• Listed buildings in Hellifield