Swinton, Harrogate
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Template:Short description Template:Use British English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox UK place Swinton is a small village in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated to the immediate south-west of Masham and separated from it by the River Burn.[1] The village is at the eastern end of Swinton Park and shares a civil parish with Warthermarske.[2]
The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as belonging to Count Alan[3] and the names derives from the Old English swīn-tūn which means Pig-Farm.[4]
Until 1974 it was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire.[5] From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Borough of Harrogate, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.