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((Short description|Village and civil parish in West Yorkshire, England))
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'''Swillington''' is a village and [[civil parish]] near [[Leeds]], [[West Yorkshire]], England, in the [[City of Leeds]] [[metropolitan borough]]. It is situated ((convert|5|mi|km|0)) east from [[Leeds city centre]], north of the [[River Aire]], and is surrounded by streams including Fleakingley Beck. In 2001, Swillington had a population of about 3,530,<ref>[http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=8&containerAreaId=790272 Office for National Statistics: ''Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts: Leeds''] ((Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319120527/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=8&containerAreaId=790272 |date=19 March 2015 )) Retrieved 9 September 2009</ref> reducing to 3,381 at the 2011 Census.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11129375&c=Swillington&d=16&e=62&g=6373038&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1456745904766&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|accessdate=29 February 2016|publisher=Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics))</ref>

The village forms part of the [[Garforth and Swillington (ward)|Garforth and Swillington]] ward of [[Leeds City Council]] and was a [[coal mining]] village until the closure of Primrose Hill pit. A housing estate now sits on the site of the colliery.

[[File:TheOldChurchSchoolSwillington(MickMelvin)Aug2005.jpg|thumb|234px|The Old Church School in Swillington]]
[[Image:St. Mary's Church in 2001.jpg|thumb|St Mary's Church in Swillington]]

The village is close to [[St Aidan's|St Aidan's nature reserve]], and the [[Leeds Country Way]] which passes through the village. The population of Swillington decreased to 3,088 in 2011.<ref>Swillington is made up of 11 output areas in the Garforth and Swillington ward.</ref><ref>((Cite web|url=http://ukcensusdata.com/garforth-and-swillington-e05001423#sthash.CHDzjlJZ.dpbs|title=Garforth and Swillington - UK Census Data 2011))</ref>

==Etymology==
The name Swillington is first attested in the ''[[Domesday Survey]]'' in the forms "Suillictun", "Suilligtune" and "Suillintun". Its etymology is uncertain, but probably derives from [[Old English language|Old English]] ''swīn'' "pig" + either ''lēah'' "open ground" or ''hyll'' "hill" + ''ing'', a suffix which in this case marks the word as a place-name + ''tūn'' "estate, farm".<ref>Victor Watts (ed.), ''The Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names Based on the Collections of the English Place-Name Society'' (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004), s.v. "SWILLINGTON"</ref> The ''Dictionary of British Place Names'' gives a derivation from "farmstead near the pig hill (or clearing)."<ref>Mills, Anthony David (2003); ''A Dictionary of British Place Names'', [[Oxford University Press]], revised edition (2011), p.446. ((ISBN|019960908X))</ref>

The name was recorded as "Svilentone" in 1147. Historically Swillington's full title was Swillington-in-Elmet, which refers to the association of the village with the early medieval polity of [[Elmet]]. However, as with many other places the "-in-Elmet" has been lost in modern times with only a few exceptions such as [[Barwick-in-Elmet]] and [[Sherburn-in-Elmet]] surviving.

==Economy==
Swillington sits at the centre of an agricultural community, and includes Leventhorpe Vineyard and an [[Organic farming|organic farm]].

Leventhorpe Vineyard, established in 1986, is near the village, and has been recommended by [[Rick Stein]].<ref name=Todd>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080504213339/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/wine/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=P8&xml=/wine/2006/07/08/edwine08.xml Our trends in the north – Telegraph<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> It was until recently the most northerly commercial [[vineyard]] in Britain—there is now one further north, near [[Malton, North Yorkshire|Malton]].<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/insideout/yorkslincs/series7/weather.shtml BBC Inside Out – Weird Weather<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

The [[Soil Association]]-certified organic farm<ref>[http://www.soilassociation.org/web/sa/saweb.nsf/5e6e9e08c91138d280256e850056dfc1/40e4f3a464c33929802572db0036d8da!OpenDocument Soil Association<!-- title -->]</ref> on the former Lowther estate has been frequented by celebrity chefs, and has produce voted the 'Best Meat In Yorkshire' in 2007.<ref>[http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/cookery/Enjoy-the-fine-produce-of.3193516.jp Yorkshire Post Winners<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

==Landmarks==
Swillington sits on the banks of the River Aire, and is adjacent to the RSPB St Aidan's Nature Reserve. The [[parish church]] of St Mary is a Grade II* [[listed building]] of 14th- or 15th-century origin, with [[Victorian restoration|Victorian]] additions.<ref>((NHLE|num= 1247710|desc=Church of St Mary|accessdate= 16 July 2014))</ref> Leventhorpe Hall, within the parish and to the west of the village, is a Grade II* listed house built in 1774.<ref>((NHLE|num= 1247691|desc=Leventhorpe Hall|accessdate= 16 July 2014| fewer-links=x))</ref>

==Transport==
Swillington does not have a railway station, unlike the nearby town of [[Garforth]], but is served by bus operators. The major roads through the village are [[Wakefield]] Road (the [[A642 road|A642]]), Swillington Lane and Astley Lane.

Under proposals released on 28 January 2013, Phase 2 of the [[High Speed 2]] rail link would be built close to the western side of the village, running adjacent to the M1 motorway. The HS2 track would cross the existing railway line close to Thorpe Park to the north of the village and also cross Selby road via embankment and bridge. Further south a viaduct would be placed across Wakefield Road. This line would carry the spur away from Leeds, towards the [[East Coast Main Line]] at Church Fenton.

==Education==
The local school, Swillington [[Primary School]] has about 270 pupils. Swillington does not have its own [[secondary school]], consequently pupils typically attend [[Garforth Academy]] or Brigshaw High School.

[[CE Electric UK|YEDL]], the local electricity distribution company, has its overhead line school at Swillington where it trains its apprenticed and qualified [[Lineman (technician)|linesmen]] in techniques required to work on the electricity network throughout its licence area.

== Sport and recreation ==
The village has four local football teams, a bowls team, snooker teams and a [[rugby league]] team. They use recreational grounds surviving from the mining days. There is also a shooting and country sports supply business in town, and a number of horse riding stables. Swillington Church also host many groups, including a keen bell ringing team.

==Location==
Nearby villages and towns include [[Austhorpe]], [[Garforth]], [[Kippax, West Yorkshire|Kippax]], [[Castleford]], [[Great Preston]], [[Little Preston]], [[Allerton Bywater]], [[Oulton, West Yorkshire|Oulton]], [[Woodlesford]], [[Rothwell, West Yorkshire|Rothwell]], [[Pontefract]], [[Colton, Leeds|Colton]], Swillington Common and [[Methley]].

((NSEW|[[Austhorpe]]|[[Methley]]|[[Kippax, West Yorkshire|Kippax]]|[[Woodlesford]]|||||))

==Notable people==
*[[John Chamber (academic)|John Chamber]] (1546–1604), clergyman and author on astronomy, was baptised at Swillington.<ref>Adam Mosley, 'Chamber, John (1546–1604), in ''[[Oxford Dictionary of National Biography]]'' (Oxford University Press, 2004)</ref>
*[[John Dobson (priest)|John Dobson]], Anglican priest and Dean of Ripon<ref>((cite news|title=Ripon Cathedral's Dean John Dobson installed|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-27849454|accessdate=3 April 2015|work=BBC News|date=15 June 2014))</ref>
* [[Andrew White (musician)|Andrew White]] (guitarist of the Kaiser Chiefs).<ref>Seamus Craic, 'Kaiser Chiefs, Artnik Books, 2006</ref>
* [[William Lowther, 1st Earl of Lonsdale|William Lowther]] (1757–1844), and other "Lowthers of Swinnington" (English and Saville 1983:78–81, on "Strict Settlement")

==See also==
*[[Listed buildings in Garforth and Swillington]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
*((Commons category-inline|Swillington))
*((OpenDomesday|OS=SE3830|name=swillington|display=Swillington))
*[http://www.SwillingtonParishCouncil.gov.uk/ Official Swillington Parish Council Website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081002211433/http://www.garforth.leedslearning.org/ Garforth and Swillington Community Website]
*[http://www.ls26.org.uk/ LS26 Community website]
*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/WRY/Swillington/index.html "The Ancient Parish of Swillington"] at [[Genuki]]

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