| Coordinates: | 54.411, -1.265 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | NZ 47 02 |
| Population: | 597 |
| Dialling code: | 01609 (Northallerton) |
Swainby is a small village in North Yorkshire, England, sitting on the western edge of the North York Moors. The setting is characteristically Yorkshire - stone cottages, rolling fields and moorland rising nearby - and it makes a quiet base for walkers exploring the heather-clad hills and ridgelines that define the area. The village lies within the rural patchwork of the Hambleton district and is within easy reach of the market towns of Stokesley and Great Ayton.
Historically the local economy has been centred on agriculture with links to upland mining and quarrying on the moorland fringes, and today you’ll find a mix of farming, village services and tourism - holiday cottages and walkers passing through. Socially it feels like a close-knit community with a village hall and local pub life typical of small North Yorkshire settlements, and the surrounding landscape gives it a strong outdoor and heritage appeal.
Postcode districts covering Swainby
Most populated places nearby
- Middlesbrough 10.5 miles
- Darlington 14.3 miles
- Hartlepool 17.8 miles
- Stockton-on-Tees 11.2 miles
- Redcar 15.5 miles
- Peterlee 24.2 miles
- Billingham 13.3 miles
- Bishop Auckland 23.5 miles
- Newton Aycliffe 18.9 miles
- Thornaby-on-Tees 9 miles
- Yarm 7 miles
- Spennymoor 24.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Whorlton Parish 0.3 miles
- Hutton Rudby & Osmotherley Ward 1.1 miles
- Potto Parish 1.2 miles
- Faceby Parish 1.3 miles
- Carlton Parish 1.9 miles
- Sexhow Parish 2.2 miles
- Ingleby Arncliffe Parish 2.2 miles
- Little Busby Parish 2.6 miles
- Hutton Rudby Built-up area 2.8 miles
- East Rounton Parish 3.1 miles
- Great Busby Parish 3.2 miles
- Osmotherley Built-up area 3.3 miles
Example postcodes in Swainby
DL6 3EJ, DL6 3AU, DL6 3AZ, DL6 3EF, DL6 3ED, DL6 3DG, DL6 3DN, DL6 3EG, DL6 3DJ … See all
Transport links
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 9.5 miles
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 41 miles
- Yarm Railway Station 6.7 miles
- Battersby Railway Station 7.5 miles
Hotels near Swainby Ad
- Park House Country Guest House 3 2.2 miles
- The Queen Catherine Hotel 3 3.3 miles
- Host & Stay | The Cobbles 3.2 miles
- Host & Stay | Graham House 3.3 miles
- Crathorne Hall 4 4.6 miles
- Host & Stay | Finch House 4.3 miles
- Wainstones Hotel 3 5.1 miles
- The Village Inn 3 6.9 miles
- Host & Stay | The Warren 5 miles
- OYO The Leven 3 5 miles
Local points of interest
- Mount Grace Priory Archaeological site 2.8 miles
- Cleveland Hills Mountains 7.3 miles
- Old Byland Abbey Historic site 10.9 miles
- Riverside Stadium Stadium 11.7 miles
- Wilton Castle Estate 12.6 miles
- The Darlington Arena Stadium 12.8 miles
- Thirsk Racecourse Recreation 12.9 miles
- Duncombe Park Country house 14.1 miles
- Duncombe Park Estate 14.7 miles
- Danby Castle Archaeological site 15.6 miles
- Catterick Racecourse Recreation 15.6 miles
- Rosedale Priory Historic site 15.7 miles