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Swine is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 5 miles (8 km) north-east of Hull city centre and 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Skirlaugh to the west of the A165 road. The place-name 'Swine' is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as Swine.
Joseph Micklethwaite was born circa 1680. The Micklethwaites were the descendants of Dr. Joseph Micklethwaite of York, who had retired from his physician's practice and had purchased the manor of Swine, becoming a gentleman farmer and an active county magistrate. Dr.
In 1404 Walter Skirlaw, who was Bishop of Durham from 1388 to 1406, bequeathed £100 to the nuns of Swine. [4] There were several disputes with the nearby Meaux Abbey. [3] The nunnery was closed as part of the dissolution of the monasteries 1539. [1] When the priory surrendered on 9 September 1539 there was a prioress and 19 nuns. [4]
The history of local government in Yorkshire is both unique and complex, largely due to its size, being the largest historic English county. [47] After an extended period of little change, it was subject to a number of significant reforms of local government structures in the 20th century, some of which were controversial. [ 48 ]
The Carnegie Heritage Centre which houses the Society's Research Centre. The East Yorkshire Family History Society (EYFHS) is an English family history society covering the East Riding of Yorkshire and parts of North Yorkshire. It was founded in 1977 and had 1,410 members in 2010. [1] It is a member of the Federation of Family History Societies.
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William Cobby (5 July 1877 – 15 January 1957) was an English international rugby union player.. Raised in Yorkshire, Cobby came from village of Swine and was the son of the local vicar.
The Yorkshire Society is a non-political organisation founded in December 1980 by Mr Barry Whittaker and Councillor for the West Riding David Daniel. It extended the philosophies of an earlier Yorkshire Society which, in 1818, wished to encourage people born, working or living in the County of Yorkshire to join and then help improve several aspects of the area, including the social welfare of ...