Swanland

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Swanland
Yorkshire
East Riding

Swanland Village
Location
Grid reference: SE996281
Location: 53°44’24"N, 0°29’26"W
Data
Population: 3,802  (2011)
Post town: North Ferriby
Postcode: HU14
Dialling code: 01482
Local Government
Council: East Riding of Yorkshire
Parliamentary
constituency: 		Haltemprice and Howden

Swanland is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, about seven miles west of Kingston upon Hull city centre and two mils north of the Humber Estuary, in the foothills of the Yorkshire Wolds, at their eastern fringes.

To the east are the townships of West Ella, Willerby and Anlaby; to the south-east Hessle and to the south-west North Ferriby.

Swanland offers fine views of the surrounding countryside,[1] particularly across the Humber Estuary, as has been noted historically.[2]

According to the 2011 census, Swanland parish had a population of 3,802.

Churches

There are two churches in the village:

  • Church of England: St Barnabas[3]
  • Methodist / United Reformed Church: Christ Church, also known as 'The Church by the Pond'.[4]

The current St Barnabus Church was built in 1992, to replace the 1899 church, with a large integrated hall and conference facilities.[5] The'new church was the first new Anglican Church to be built in the Diocese of York for over 50 years. It was funded primarily by sacrificial giving from members of the congregation. Swanland became a separate ecclesiastical parish in 1995.

History

There is evidence of activity and habitation in the area around Swanland dating to the Iron Age and Roman period.

Swanland is not mentioned in the Domesday Book. A chapel existed in the Middle Ages, in the 12th century or earlier, and a Hall, is thought to have been sited at Swanland from at least the 13th century, when it was the residence of Eustace de Vesci. In the later mediæval period (16th) the Hall was the residence of the Haldenby family.[6] By the late 18th century the Hall was no longer extant.[2]

Swanland House

During the 18th and 19th centuries Swanland, together with other villages west of Hull, became a popular place for wealthy residents of Hull to relocate. Large houses in Swanland included 'Swanland Hall' (built after 1740), 'Braffords Hall' (built after 1778), 'Swanland House' (built 1796, rebuilt around 1860), and 'Swanland Manor' (built 1848, demolished 1935).[7][8]

The Congregationalist church, 'Christ Church' was built in 1804, with porches added in the 1840s, and a Primitive Methodist chapel built in 1828.[9] In 1831 Swanland had a population of 418.[10] At the mid 19th century Swanland was essentially a linear settlement along the east–west Mill Lane/Main Street, with the larger halls and manor houses set back from the road in the surrounding land. Outside the village the landscape was rural, enclosed fields, with small scale chalk extraction from pits.[11]

A school was built 1876, next to the pond.[5] The original church of St Barnabas was built in 1899,[5] established as a "mission room" for the parish of All Saints' North Ferriby.

Swanland Water Tower

In 1914 an Institute was built, containing a billiards room and library, funded by Sir James Reckitt.[5] During the 1920s and 30s the village expanded again as a commuter village.[12] Electricity was first supplied to the village in 1929 (with street lighting installed 1954).[13] A large, circular concrete water tower holding two million gallons was built in 1931 by Hull Corporation,[7] replacing an earlier tower built in the 1890s.[12]

Outside the village a large chalk pit was dug in the mid 20th century in the south-east corner of the parish (Humberfield Quarry, disused by the 1980s and subsequently filled in).

Initial post war housing development consisted of prefabs.[14] Further house building took place in the 1960s, 70s, 80s, and 90s.[7][15] The population rose steadily from 1,212 in 1951 to around 4,000 in 1998.[12]

In 1992 a new St Barnabas church was built to replace the 1899 church, with a large integrated hall and conference facilities.[5] The 'new' church was the first new Anglican Church to be built in the Diocese of York for over 50 years.

About the village

Swanland has a village hall, operating as a charity.[16] The B1231 road passes through the village.

'Christ Church' chapel, 1804 (2008)
'Christ Church' chapel, 1804 (2008)  
Swanland School, 1876, now village hall (2009)
Swanland School, 1876, now village hall (2009)  
St Barnabas Church, 1992 (2008)
St Barnabas Church, 1992 (2008)  

Outside links

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References

  1. ↑ Swanland CAA 2006, p. 3.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Tickell, John (1798). The History of the Town and County of Kingston Upon Hull From Its Foundation in the Reign of Edward the First to the Present Time. Notes, pp. 883–4. https://books.google.com/books?id=GAk-AQAAMAAJ. 
  3. ↑ "St Barnabas Church, Swanland". www.stbchurch.org.uk. http://www.stbchurch.org.uk. 
  4. ↑ "Christ Church Swanland". christchurchswanland.btck.co.uk. http://christchurchswanland.btck.co.uk/. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Pevsner & Neave 1995, p. 717.
  6. ↑ Allen 1831, pp. 107–8.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Pevsner & Neave 1995, p. 718.
  8. ↑ Allison, K.J. (1981). 'Hull Gent Seeks Country Residence', 1750–1850. East Yorkshire Local History Society. pp. 42–3. 
  9. ↑ Pevsner & Neave 1995, pp. 717–8.
  10. ↑ Allen 1831, p. 108.
  11. ↑ Ordnance Survey Sheet 239 1852
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Brooks, Dalby & Holmes 2003, pp. 75–77.
  13. ↑ Brooks, Dalby & Holmes 2003, p. 83.
  14. ↑ Brooks, Dalby & Holmes 2003, p. 103.
  15. ↑ Brooks, Dalby & Holmes 2003, pp. 103–104.
  16. ↑ "Swanland Village Hall". www.swanlandvillagehall.info. http://www.swanlandvillagehall.info/index.html. 
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