Swinden is located in the county of North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, five miles north of the town of Barnoldswick, 14 miles north of the major town of Burnley, 142 miles south of Edinburgh, 178 miles north of Cardiff, and 192 miles north-west of London. Swinden lies just north-east of the Lancashire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Swinden falls within the unitary authority of North Yorkshire. It is in the BD23 postcode district. The post town for Swinden is Skipton.
Swinden is in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, the historic county of Yorkshire, and the administrative county of North Yorkshire.
Ceremonial County | North Yorkshire |
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Historic County | Yorkshire |
Administrative County | North Yorkshire |
Swinden is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of North Yorkshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of North Yorkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Swinden is BD23 4LS.
Swinden is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the BD23 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the BD23 postcode district.
The post town for Swinden is Skipton. Swinden is in the BD23 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Skipton.
The centre of Swinden is located at position 53.98527° latitude and -2.21341° longitude.
Latitude | 53.98527° |
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Longitude | -2.21341° |
The centre of Swinden is located at the grid reference easting 386103 and northing 454379 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 386103 |
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Northing | 454379 |
Position of Swinden relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Swinden to the centre of the town.
Position of Swinden relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Swinden to the centre of the city.