Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for SWANLAND

SWANLAND, a township in North Ferriby parish, E. R. Yorkshire; 7 miles W of Hull. It has a post-office under Brough, and an Independent chapel. Acres, 4,118; of which 918 are water. Real property, £6,127. Pop., 514. Houses, 105.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a township"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: North Ferriby CP/AP       Swanland Tn/CP       Yorkshire AncC
Place: Swanland

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