(Village near Potto)
Traditional county: North Yorkshire · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
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| Place | Swainby |
| Traditional County | North Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.408171 |
| Longitude | -1.262569 |
| Place Type | Village |
Swainby stretches along the lower reaches of the Cleveland Hills, where the stone cottages catch a pale, northern light that seems to clarify the very air. It lies 7.9 miles south-south-east of Yarm (from Yarm: bearing 152°T, OS grid NZ 479 016), and is situated south-south-east of Potto village. Swainby occupies a sheltered position within the North York Moors National Park, providing a gateway to the rugged expanses that rise abruptly to the east. Swainby Beck flows quietly through the lower edge of the landscape, its waters carving a shallow, persistent path that sustains the verdant strip of green at the heart of the houses. To the north-east, the ruins of Whorlton Castle stand as a silent, weathered reminder of medieval ambition, their stone fragments still commanding the view over the surrounding fields. The steep ascent of Shepherd Hill looms just a short distance away, offering a sharp contrast to the level, sheltered ground where the houses gather. This terrain holds a quiet gravity, shaped by the interplay between the encroaching moorland slopes and the soft, damp hollows of the valley floor. Visitors often pause here, finding that the horizon feels both intimate and vast under the shifting clouds of the North Yorkshire sky.
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Explore Swainby, North Yorkshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 54.408171, -1.262569. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |