Swallownest is a village in the civil parish of
Aston cum Aughton
Aston cum Aughton is a civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England, with a population of 13,961 according to the 2001 census.
It consists of the villages of Aston and Aughton, along with Swallownest. To ...
and the
Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham
The Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham is a metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. It is named after its largest town, Rotherham, but also spans the outlying towns of Maltby, South Yorkshire, Maltby, Swinton, South Yorkshire, Swinton, ...
,
South Yorkshire
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, England. The village is south of Rotherham and from
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city in South Yorkshire, England, whose name derives from the River Sheaf which runs through it. The city serves as the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire a ...
.
Swallownest borders the
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city in South Yorkshire, England, whose name derives from the River Sheaf which runs through it. The city serves as the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire a ...
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
Woodhouse railway station serves Woodhouse and Woodhouse Mill in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The station is east of Sheffield station on the Sheffield to Lincoln Line.
The next station east was , until its closure in 1955, and is ...
.
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
A wheelwright is a craftsman who builds or repairs wooden wheels. The word is the combination of "wheel" and the word "wright", (which comes from the Old English word "''wryhta''", meaning a worker or shaper of wood) as in shipwright and arkwr ...
.
See also
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Swallownest railway station
*
Swallownest Miners Welfare F.C.
*
Listed buildings in Aston cum Aughton
References
Villages in South Yorkshire
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