Swine, East Riding of Yorkshire

Coordinates: 53°48′24″N 0°16′35″W / 53.806544°N 0.276251°W / 53.806544; -0.276251
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Swine
2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceTA136358
Civil parish
  • Swine
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHULL
Postcode districtHU11
Dialling code01964
PoliceHumberside
FireHumberside
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
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UK
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53°48′24″N 0°16′35″W / 53.806544°N 0.276251°W / 53.806544; -0.276251

Swine is a village and

civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 5 miles (8 km) north-east of Hull city centre and 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Skirlaugh to the west of the A165 road
.

The place-name 'Swine' is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as Swine. It appears as Suine in a charter of circa 1150. The name perhaps derives from the Old English swin meaning 'creek'.[2]

In about 1625,

Quaker writer was born here.[3]

The Priory Church of St Mary the Virgin

The civil parish of Swine consists of the village of Swine and the

2001 UK census figure of 143.[4]

The Priory Church of St Mary the Virgin was designated a Grade I listed building in 1966 and is now recorded in the National Heritage List for England, maintained by Historic England.[5]

Swine was served from 1864 to 1964 by Swine railway station on the Hull and Hornsea Railway.[6]

Swine Castle Hill

Two miles south-west of the village are the earthwork remains of the medieval Swine Castle that is a

Scheduled Ancient Monument.[7]

References

  • Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 10.

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