Swallownest

Swallownest
Swallownest
 Swallownest shown within South Yorkshire
Population 15,022 [1]
Civil parishAston cum Aughton
Metropolitan boroughRotherham
Metropolitan county South Yorkshire
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town SHEFFIELD
Postcode district S26
Dialling code 0114
Police South Yorkshire
Fire South Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK ParliamentRother Valley
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Coordinates: 53°21′44″N 1°19′30″W / 53.362308°N 1.325110°W / 53.362308; -1.325110

Swallownest is a village near Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England. Located in the civil parish of Aston cum Aughton, it is 4 miles south of Rotherham and 7 miles from Sheffield. According to White's directory of 1833, Swallow Nest was the name of the Toll bar and public house, the home of Mr. Ward, a wheelwright.

Swallownest borders the Sheffield suburb of Woodhouse to the west, Beighton to the southwest and the small village of Aston to the east. The village is also served by Woodhouse railway station.

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