In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Swine like this:
SWINE, a township and a parish in Skirlaugh district, E. R. Yorkshire. The township lies on the Hull and Hornsea railway, 7½ miles NNE of Hull; and has a r. station. Acres, 2,190. Real property, £3,482. Pop., 182. houses, 39. The parish includes ten other townships, and contains Skirlaugh post-office under Hull-Pop., 1,823. ...
houses, 344. The property is much sub-divided. A Cistertian nunnery was founded here, in the time of Stephen, by R. de Verli; and was given, at the dissolution, to the Greshams. The living is a vicarage . in the diocese of York. Value, £102.* Patron, W. Wilberforce, Esq. The church is old but good. The p. curacies of Skirlaugh and Bilton are separate benefices. There are an endowed school with £11 a year, and charities £57.
Swine through time
Swine is now part of East Riding of Yorkshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how East Riding of Yorkshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Swine itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Swine, in East Riding of Yorkshire and East Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14316
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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