Swinton may refer to:
Places
England
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Swinton, Greater Manchester
Swinton is a town in the City of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. southwest of the River Irwell, northwest of Manchester city centre, adjoining the town of Pendlebury and suburb of Clifton. In 2014, it had a population of 22,931.
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Swinton, Harrogate
Swinton is a small village in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated to the immediate south-west of Masham and separated from it by the River Burn. The village is at the eastern end of Swinton Park and shares a civ ...
, near Masham, North Yorkshire
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Swinton Estate
The Swinton Estate is a large privately owned estate in North Yorkshire, England. It comprises some of countryside in the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, extending west from the River Ure near Masham. The estate includes Swinto ...
, including Swinton Park
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Swinton, Ryedale
Swinton is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. It is about west of Malton on the B1257 road, and is on the edge of the Howardian Hills AONB to the immediate north. The village appears in the ''Domes ...
, near Malton, North Yorkshire
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Swinton, South Yorkshire
Swinton is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, in South Yorkshire, England on the west bank of the River Don. It has a population of 15,559 (2011). The town is five miles north-northeast of the larger town of Rotherham and direct ...
North America
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Swinton, Missouri Swinton is an unincorporated community in Stoddard County, in the U.S. state of Missouri
Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by ...
, United States
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Swinton Creek Volcano
The Swinton Creek Volcano is an eroded volcanic outcrop in northwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is one of the volcanoes of the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province and last erupted in the Pleistocene
The Pleistocene ( , often referre ...
, British Columbia, Canada
Scotland
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Swinton, Glasgow
Swinton is an eastern suburb of the Scottish city of Glasgow, north of the areas of Baillieston
Baillieston ( sco, Bailiestoun) is a suburb of Glasgow, Scotland. It is about east of the city centre.
It also gives its name to Ward 20 of G ...
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Swinton, Scottish Borders
Swinton is a small village in the Scottish Borders. It is in the former county of Berwickshire, around southeast of Duns, and northwest of the Anglo-Scottish border.
History
Swinton dates to the 11th century or earlier, and is associated with ...
People
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Swinton (surname) Swinton is a surname in both Scotland and England (see Clan Swinton). Notable people with this surname include the following:
*Archibald Swinton (1731-1804), Scottish Captain of the East India Company, head of Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II's mission ...
, list of people with the family name
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Clan Swinton
Clan Swinton is a Scottish clan of the Scottish Lowlands.Way, George and Squire, Romily. (1994). ''Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia''. (Foreword by The Rt Hon. The Earl of Elgin KT, Convenor, The Standing Council of Scottish Chief ...
, a Scottish clan
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Earl of Swinton
Earl of Swinton is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1955 for the prominent Conservative politician Philip Cunliffe-Lister, 1st Viscount Swinton. He had already been created Viscount Swinton, of Masham in the Coun ...
, a British title
Other uses
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Swinton Insurance
Swinton Insurance is a UK insurance retailer that was established in 1957. The company offers a range of insurance products from a panel of UK insurers covering car, bike, home, commercial, taxi and caravan insurance.
History
Swinton was founde ...
, a British insurance company
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Swinton Lions
The Swinton Lions are a professional rugby league club based in Swinton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in the Championship. The club has won the Championship six times and three Challenge Cups. Before 1996, the club was known ...
, a rugby league club based in Swinton, Greater Manchester
See also
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John Swinton (disambiguation) John Swinton may refer to:
*Sir John Swinton, 14th of that Ilk, Scottish soldier and mercenary leader
*Sir John Swinton, 15th of that Ilk
*John Swinton (died 1679), Scottish figure of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms and Interregnum
*Sir John Swinto ...
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Swindon (disambiguation) Swindon is a large town in Wiltshire, United Kingdom.
Swindon may also refer to:
;Swindon, Wiltshire:
* Borough of Swindon, unitary authority covering the Swindon area
* Swindon (UK Parliament constituency)
* Swindon railway station, a major rail ...
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Swinton railway station (disambiguation) Swinton railway station may refer to:
* Swinton railway station (Greater Manchester), in the Metropolitan Borough of Salford
*Swinton railway station (South Yorkshire), which opened in 1991 in Swinton, in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham
*Swin ...
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