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Swillington
Village and civil parish in West Yorkshire, England

Swillington

Swillington is a village and civil parish near Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough.

Plan a trip to Swillington→From Manchester, Greater Manchester

It is situated 5 miles (8 km) east from Leeds city centre, north of the River Aire, and is surrounded by streams including Fleakingley Beck. In 2001, Swillington had a population of about 3,530, reducing to 3,381 at the 2011 Census.

How locals move

Getting around Swillington the local way

  • Get inFerries sail overnight from Rotterdam (Netherlands) to Kingston upon Hull.
  • Get inHull is an hour by train or car from Leeds, and the ferry port is 3 miles east of Hull city centre: buses run from there to the railway station.
  • Go nextLeeds is a major transport hub, so many outlying attractions can be done as day trips.

From Wikivoyage: Leeds, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Mtaylor848 (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.