Traditional county: North Yorkshire · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Swinithwaite, North Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Swinithwaite map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Swinithwaite, North Yorkshire, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Swinithwaite |
| Traditional County | North Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.298172 |
| Longitude | -1.935125 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Swinithwaite endures as a quiet collection of stone dwellings carved into the rugged, limestone-rich landscape of North Yorkshire. It lies 4.4 miles west of Leyburn (from Leyburn: bearing 260°T, OS grid SE 043 891), and is situated south of Redmire village. The light here falls thin and sharp, catching the pale, weathered masonry that defines the character of Swinithwaite against the brooding greens of the hillside. Within the expansive boundaries of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, the land rolls toward the hollows of Wensleydale, where the air grows heavy with the scent of damp earth and coming rain. To the southwest, the shadow of the Penhill Knights Templar Preceptory remains, a silent witness to a medieval past that still lingers in the uneven contours of the nearby fields. Water defines much of the local geography, with the rushing descent of Redmire Force providing a constant, low-frequency pulse to the silence of the valley floor. The horizon here is vast and indifferent, offering a stark clarity that strips away the unnecessary, leaving only the ancient rock and the persistent, grey sky.
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Explore Swinithwaite, 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: 54.298172, -1.935125. 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. |