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Swallownest

Swallownest
Swallownest is located in South Yorkshire
Swallownest
Swallownest
Swallownest shown within South Yorkshire
Population 15,022 
OS grid reference SK449852
Civil parish
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town SHEFFIELD
Postcode district S26
Dialling code 0114
Police South Yorkshire
Fire South Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
53°21′44″N 1°19′30″W / 53.3623°N 1.3251°W / 53.3623; -1.3251Coordinates: 53°21′44″N 1°19′30″W / 53.3623°N 1.3251°W / 53.3623; -1.3251

Swallownest is a village near Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England. Located in the civil parish of Aston cum Aughton, it is 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Rotherham and 7 miles (11 km) from Sheffield. According to White's directory of 1833, Swallow Nest was the name of the Toll bar and public house, the home of Mr. Ward, a wheelwright.

Swallownest borders the Sheffield suburb of Woodhouse to the west, Beighton to the southwest and the small village of Aston to the east. The village is also served by Woodhouse railway station.



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