Swine, East Riding of Yorkshire
Village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England
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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.
| Swine | |
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 Swine Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire | |
| Population | 139 (2011 census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | TA136358 |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HULL |
| Postcode district | HU11 |
| Dialling code | 01964 |
| Police | Humberside |
| Fire | Humberside |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
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, Anne Gargill, an early Quaker writer was born here.[3]
The civil parish of Swine consists of the village of Swine and the hamlet of Benningholme. According to the 2011 UK census, Swine parish had a population of 139,[1] a decrease on 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]
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Two miles south-west of the village are the earthwork remains of the medieval Swine Castle (left), which is a scheduled monument.[7]
