Swanland is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire in England, with a population of around 4000. The village is about seven miles to the west of Kingston upon Hull and two miles north of the River Humber. At the center of the village is a pond on which swans have traditionally been kept. In England a civil parish (usually just parish) is the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. ... The East Riding of Yorkshire is a local government district in the United Kingdom. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages None official English de facto Capital None official London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked... Hull or Kingston upon Hull is a British city situated on the north bank of the Humber estuary. ... Humber is also the name of one of the ranges of cars manufactured by the Rootes Group Humber is also the name of a river in Newfoundland, Canada, as well as a river and a college, both in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Genera/Species Cygnus Bechstein 1803 Cygnus cygnus Cygnus buccinator Cygnus columbianus Cygnus bewickii Cygnus atratus Cygnus atratus sumnerensis Cygnus melancoryphus Cygnus olor Cygnus sumnerensis Coscoroba Reichenbach 1853 Coscoroba coscoroba Swans are large water birds of the family Anatidae, which also includes geese and ducks. ...

Swanland is twinned with the village of Lestrem in Northern France.

There are two main churches in the village: St. Barnabas is a Church of England church, and Christ Church is a Methodist / United Reformed church. Swanland Primary School is in the centre of the village and teaches around 400 children from ages 4 to 11. St. ... Barnabas was an early Christian mentioned in the New Testament. ... The Church of England is the officially established Christian church[1] in England, and acts as the mother and senior branch of the worldwide Anglican Communion, as well as a founding member of the Porvoo Communion. ... Christ Church is the name of various churches and cathedrals, usually Protestant, named after Jesus Christ himself. ... The Methodist movement is a group of denominations of Protestant Christianity. ... Logo of The United Reformed Church The United Reformed Church (URC) is a Christian denomination (church) in the United Kingdom. ...

External links

• Swanland Village Association Website

A group of people have recently written two books titled "A NEW HISTORY OF SWANLAND" and a third is due for publication. The first is subtitled:The Eighteenth and Nineteenth centuries. The second is: The School and The Twentieth century. The third about to be published will be The Medieval to Stuart times and the Churches