Swinden: what to know before moving day
The two buildings that define Swinden are both listed. Swinden Hall, dated 1657, is a three-storey stone house with quoins and a stone slate roof, and Swinden Manor House, probably from the early to middle 18th century, is a two-storey house with mullioned windows. In houses of that age the doors and stairs are the limit, so measure a large item first.
Mill Lane is the named lane in the hamlet, with the postcode BD23 4LS. Like Nappa, Swinden was a township of the ancient parish of Gisburn, became a civil parish in 1866 and was merged into Hellifield on 1 April 2014. It is in the Mid Craven ward of North Yorkshire Council.
How the van gets to Swinden
Via Skipton: the A650 and A629 from Bradford, then the A65 north-west through Gargrave to the Hellifield area and south onto the A682 past Nappa. Swinden lies a short way beyond, with Mill Lane serving the houses. From Bradford, Swinden is roughly 45 to 60 minutes by estimate.
The drive from Bradford is roughly 45 to 60 minutes. That is an estimate from route data, not a timed run, and traffic changes it.
Services for Swinden
Each service below links to its Skipton page, which covers how the job works in and around Skipton.
Swinden: questions before you book
Swinden used to be a parish of its own. Who runs it now?
North Yorkshire Council. Swinden is in Hellifield parish and the Mid Craven ward, and was in Craven District until 2023 and the West Riding of Yorkshire before 1974.
Nearby areas
Where the local details on this page come from
Checked on 28 September 2026 against:
- Postcode lookup (postcodes.io, ONS data): BD23 4LS is in Mid Craven ward, North Yorkshire, parish of Hellifield
- Swinden (Wikipedia): village in Hellifield parish near Halton West and Nappa, about 7 miles north of Barnoldswick, population about 20 in 2010, township of Gisburn, parish from 1866, abolished 1 April 2014 and merged with Hellifield, West Riding until 1974, Craven 1974-2023
- Listed buildings in Hellifield (Wikipedia): Swinden Hall (1657, three storeys, quoins, stone slate roof) and Swinden Manor House (early to mid 18th century, two storeys, mullioned windows)
- OpenStreetMap data via Nominatim: Mill Lane, Swinden, Hellifield, BD23 4LS; the A682 at Nappa