Swinden
Encyclopedia
Swinden is a small village and civil parish
in the Craven
district of North Yorkshire
, England
. It is near Halton West
and Nappa
and about 7 miles north of Barnoldswick
.
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in the Craven
Craven
Craven is a local government district in North Yorkshire, England that came into being in 1974, centred on the market town of Skipton. In the changes to British local government of that year this district was formed as the merger of Skipton urban district, Settle Rural District and most of Skipton...
district of North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is near Halton West
Halton West
Halton West is a village and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. it is situated on the River Ribble and about 7 miles north of Barnoldswick....
and Nappa
Nappa, North Yorkshire
Nappa is a hamlet and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. It is on the A682 road and 6 miles north west of Barnoldswick and 10.5 miles west of Skipton....
and about 7 miles north of Barnoldswick
Barnoldswick
Barnoldswick is a town and civil parish within the West Craven area of the Borough of Pendle in Lancashire, England just outside the Yorkshire Dales National Park and the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The town is built in the shadow of Weets Hill, and Stock Beck, a...
.