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Langsett, parish of Penistone, wapen-
take of Staincross, miles S. W. from
Penistone.

Swindon, W.R. (5) a hamlet in
the township and parish of Kirkby Over-
blow, wapentake of Claro, 7 miles W.
from Wetherby.

Swine, E. R. (6) a parish and town-
ship in the wapentake of Holderness, 7
miles N.E. from Hull; inhabitants,
229a vicarage, value 8/.; patron, W.
Wilberforce, Esq. Here was a priory
for nuns of the Cistercian order, founded
by Robert de Verli, in the reign of king
Stephen; of this priory there are no re-
mains, but in the church which be-
longed to it are several very ancient
monuments. Swine is situated in a
flat country; the parish is extensive,
containing the townships of Benning-
holme, Bilton, Coniston, Ellerby,
Ganstead, Marton, Skirlaugh North
with Rowton, 'Skirlaugh South, Thir-
kleby, - and |Wyton. Entire popu-
lation, 1604.

Swinefleet W.R. (8) a township
in the parish of Whitgift, wapentake of
Osgoldcross,
4% miles S. from How-
den; inhabitants, 956 ; a chapelry to
Whitgift.

Swine Lane, W. R. (8) a hamlet in
the township of Purston Jackling, pa-
rish of Featherstone, wapentake of Os-
goldcross, 3§ miles S.W. from Pon-
tefract.

Swine side, N. R. (1) a hamlet in
the township of Carlton Highdale,
parish of Coverham, wapentake of
Hang West, 6 miles S. W. from Mid-
dleham.

Swinethwaite, N.R. (1) a ham-
let in the township and parish of West
Witton, wapentake of Hang West, 5
miles W. from Middleham. Here is
the seat of W. J. Anderson, Esq. This
small village is pleasantly situated in
Wensley Dale.

Swinkell, E. R. (6) a hamlet in
the township and parish of Watton,
division of Bainton Beacon, 5 miles S
from Driffield.

Swinnow Park, W. R. (5) See
Wetherby.

Swinsty Hall, W. R. (4) a hamlet
in the township of Little Timble, pa-
rish of Ottley, wapentake of Claro, 6
miles N. from Ottley.

Swinton, W. R. (8) a township in
the parish of Watli upon Dearn, wa-
pentake of Strafforth and Tickhill,

miles N. from Rotherham; inhabi-
tants, 1050; a chapelry to Wath. The
chapel of Swinton seems to be of the
same date as the church of Addle, which
in some respects it resembles, having
a highly enriched southern door-way ;
and a semicircular arch separating the
nave from the chancel. In Swinton, two
farms belonging to Earl Fitz-William,
annually change their parish, being
alternately from Easter to Easter in the
parishes of Mexborough and Wath.

Swinton, N. R. (5) a township in
the parish of Masham, wapentake of
Hang East, 10 miles N. W. from Ripon;
inhabitants, 177. Swinton Park is the
seat of William Danby, Esq.; the plea-
sure grounds of this mansion vie with
most of those in the north of England,
and the house contains a noble collec-
tion of pictures, both of the ancient
and modern school.

Swinton, N. R. (5) a township in
the parish of Appleton le Street, wa-
pentake of Rydale, 2 miles N. W. from
Malton; inhabitants, 334; a chapelry
to Appleton.

Swithin, W. R. (8) a hamlet in
the township of Kexborough, parish of
Darton, wapentake of Staincross, 5
miles N. W. from Barnsley.

Syke House, W. R. (8) a town-
ship in the parish of Fishlake, wapen-
take of Strafforth and Tickhill, 3 miles
N. W. from Thorne; inhabitants, 551;
a chapelry to Fishlake.

Sykes, W. R. (4) a hamlet in the
township of Bowland Forest, parish of
Slaidburn, wapentake of Staincliffe, 5
miles W. from Slaidburn.

Sykes, W, R. (4) a hamlet in the
township of Fountains Earth, parish of




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