Swallownest
| Swallownest | |
| Yorkshire West Riding | |
|---|---|
 High Street | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SK449852 |
| Location: | 53°21’44"N, 1°19’30"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 15,022 (est.) |
| Post town: | Sheffield |
| Postcode: | S26 |
| Dialling code: | 0114 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Rotherham |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Rother Valley |
Swallownest is a village in the West Riding of Yorkshire, four miles south of Rotherham and seven miles from Sheffield.
Swallownest borders the Sheffield suburb of Woodhouse to the west, Beighton to the southwest, the small village of Aston to the east, and Aughton to the north. The village is also served by Woodhouse railway station.
History
According to White's directory of 1833, Swallow Nest was the name of the Toll bar and public house, the home of J. Ward, a victualler and H. Ward, a wheelwright.[1]
References
- ↑ White, William, ed (1833). History, and General Directory, of the Borough of Sheffield, with Rotherham…. Sheffield. p. 372. http://specialcollections.le.ac.uk/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p16445coll4/id/218311. Retrieved 5 February 2018.