Visit Swanland Places

Welcome to Visit Swanland Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Swanland

  

Swanland Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Swanland

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Swanland history

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There is evidence of human habitation in the area around Swanland dating to the British Iron Age/Roman Britain period. Swanland is not mentioned in the Domesday Survey, though a chapel existed in the medieval period, in the 12th century or earlier, and a Hall is thought to have been sited at Swanland from at least the 13th century. During the 18th and 19th centuries Swanland, together with other villages west of Hull, became a popular place for wealthy residents of Hull to relocate.

Swanland geography / climate

Swanland is located 7 miles (11 km) to the west of Kingston upon Hull on the eastern fringes of the Yorkshire Wolds. The village is distinct from other settlements in the area, separated by fields. The parish is between around 50 and 90 metres (160 and 300 ft) above sea level. Swanland lies within the Parliamentary constituency of Haltemprice and Howden.

The village

Swanland village forms a significant part of the civil parish, and is the only place of note within the parish. Near the centre of the village are a pond, as well as library (East Riding of Yorkshire Council operated), school (Swanland Primary School) and public house.

You can visit Swanland places with Walkfo Swanland to hear history at Swanland’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Swanland has 20 places to visit in our interactive Swanland map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Swanland, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Swanland places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Swanland & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 20 audio facts unique to Swanland places in an interactive Swanland map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Swanland Places Map
20 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Swanland historic spots	Swanland tourist destinations	Swanland plaques	Swanland geographic features
Walkfo Swanland tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Swanland

  

Best Swanland places to visit

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Swanland has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Swanland’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Swanland’s information audio spots:

Hull City Ladies F.C. Hull City Ladies F.C. play in the FA Women’s National League North. They are not affiliated with Hull City A.F. and are based in Hull.

North Ferriby F.C. North Ferriby Football Club is a football club based in the Haltemprice area of the East Riding of Yorkshire. They are currently members of the Northern Counties East League Division One and play at The Dransfield Stadium.

Tranby Croft Tranby Croft is a large Grade II listed Victorian country house and estate at Anlaby, near Hull in the East Riding of Yorkshire. The house is built in white brick with ashlar dressing in three storeys with a nine bay frontage.

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Visit Swanland plaques