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Swine, East Riding of Yorkshire

Swine
Swine is located in East Riding of Yorkshire
Swine
Swine
Swine shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire
Population 139 (2011 census)
OS grid reference TA136358
Civil parish
  • Swine
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
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
53°48′24″N 0°16′35″W / 53.806544°N 0.276251°W / 53.806544; -0.276251Coordinates: 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 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, a decrease on the 2001 UK census figure of 143.

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.

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

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



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