Swillington is a village and civil parish in the City of Leeds, in West Yorkshire, lying a few miles east of Leeds city centre near the A1(M) corridor and neighbouring villages such as Garforth and Aberford. Historically it was an agricultural settlement that was reshaped by 19th‑ and 20th‑century coal mining, and much of the landscape has since been reclaimed and greened following pit closures.
Today Swillington is a semi‑rural, largely residential community with a parish church, village amenities and a primary school, popular with commuters while retaining countryside character; notable local features include floodplain meadows such as Swillington Ings beside the River Aire, which are valued for birdlife and informal recreation, and a community balancing conservation interests with modest development pressure.
Postcode districts covering Swillington
Most populated places nearby
- Leeds 5.4 miles8.6 km
- Bradford 13.9 miles22.4 km
- York 18.6 miles29.9 km
- Huddersfield 17.5 miles28.2 km
- Rotherham 24.1 miles38.7 km
- Doncaster 21.7 miles35 km
- Wakefield 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Harrogate 15.6 miles25.1 km
- Halifax 18.8 miles30.2 km
- Barnsley 15 miles24.1 km
- Castleford 5 miles8 km
- Morley 7.4 miles12 km
Neighbouring places
- Garforth & Swillington Ward 0.6 miles1 km
- Swillington Built-up area 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Austhorpe Parish 1.3 miles2 km
- Great and Little Preston Parish 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Great Preston Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Garforth Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Temple Newsam Ward 1.9 miles3 km
- Kippax Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Woodend Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Kippax & Methley Ward 2.5 miles4 km
- Rothwell Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Mickletown Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
Example postcodes in Swillington
LS26 1EB, LS26 8EF, LS26 8EA, LS26 8QN, LS25 1LZ, LS15 4LE, LS25 1NB, LS26 8QT, LS26 8BZ … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 11.4 miles18.4 km
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 26.7 miles42.9 km
- Woodlesford Railway Station 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Garforth Railway Station 2.1 miles3.5 km
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Schools in Swillington
- Swillington Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Saw Wood Forest 4.8 miles7.8 km
- Stanley Library Library 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Trinity Leeds Shopping centre 5.2 miles8.3 km
- Fairnurn Ings Nature reserve 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Outwood Library Library 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Elland Road Stadium 6.1 miles9.7 km
- Pontefract Racecourse Recreation 6.5 miles10.4 km
- Gotts Park Mansion Country house 7.5 miles12 km
- Nostell Priory Country house 8.7 miles14 km
- Clayton Wood Forest 8.8 miles14.1 km
- Pugneys Country Park Nature reserve 9 miles14.5 km
- Spring Wood Forest 9 miles14.5 km