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Swillington Common West Yorkshire Map

Traditional county: West Yorkshire · District / Borough: Leeds · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber

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Place	Swillington Common
Traditional County	West Yorkshire
District / Borough	Leeds
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	53.784937
Longitude	-1.420302
Place Type	Village

About Swillington Common

Swillington Common retains a distinctive character defined by the quiet persistence of its geography within the broader Leeds district. It lies 1.4 miles west-south-west of Garforth (from Garforth: bearing 249°T, OS grid SE 382 322), and is situated north of Swillington village. The landscape here holds the pale, diffused light of West Yorkshire, reflecting off the damp earth with a clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of the surrounding fields. Nearby, the long, subtle earthwork of Grim’s Ditch stretches for over a kilometre, its grass-covered banks acting as a silent, undulating memory of ancient boundaries. Residents often look towards the horizon where the sprawling, historic expanse of Temple Newsam Park creates a grand, green anchor for the local horizon. The air across Swillington Common possesses a crisp, unsentimental quality, undisturbed by the hurried pace of larger urban centres. Fields and hedgerows transition into the wider countryside, where the occasional shimmer of the Avenue Ponds catches the sky, mirroring the shifting clouds above. This geography offers a composure that is both modest and enduring, anchored firmly in the soil of the Yorkshire and the Humber region.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Length Of Grim'S Ditch Extending 1.4Km From A Point 70M South Of Cotton Road East To The South East Corner Of Avenue Wood (Scheduled Monument) — 0.5 mi, 249° WSW · 4 ha
Avenue Ponds (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.8 mi, 248° WSW
Shrunken Medieval Village Of Colton (Scheduled Monument) — 1.0 mi, 275° W · 13 ha
Rose Garden (Park) — 1.1 mi, 279° W
Colton Medieval Village (Museum) — 1.1 mi, 277° W
Menagerie Ponds (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.2 mi, 271° W
Temple Newsam Park (Park) — 1.4 mi, 274° W
Go Ape - Treetop Adventure (Theme Park) — 1.4 mi, 278° W
The Home Farm (Attraction) — 1.5 mi, 271° W
Temple Newsam Estate (Attraction) — 1.5 mi, 270° W
Dog Kennel Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.6 mi, 263° W
Former World War I National Filling Factory, Barnbow (Scheduled Monument) — 1.6 mi, 012° NNE · 34 ha
Kippax Beck (River) — 1.7 mi, 127° SE
Townclose Hills Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.9 mi, 128° SE · 12 ha
Preston Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.9 mi, 142° SE
We Are Crossgates (Public Artwork) — 1.9 mi, 320° NW
Aire And Calder Navigation (River) — 2.0 mi, 210° SSW
Roach Lime Hills Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.3 mi, 103° ESE · 5 ha
Fleet Cut (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.3 mi, 184° S
BE1150 Dragline (Attraction) — 2.4 mi, 156° SSE
Parlington Hollins (Forest / Woodland) — 2.7 mi, 045° NE
Parkway Vale (Valley) — 2.8 mi, 319° NW
Lemonroyd Old Lock (Historic Ruins) — 2.8 mi, 178° S
Oulton Hall (Historic Park or Garden) — 3.2 mi, 210° SSW · 116 ha
Rothwell Castle Ruins (Castle) — 3.5 mi, 226° SW
Leeds and Wakefield Trust Toll House (Historic Ruins) — 3.9 mi, 260° W
Ledston Hall And Park (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 4.1 mi, 102° ESE · 197 ha
Thackray Medical Museum (Museum) — 4.3 mi, 292° WNW
Royal Armouries Tilt Yard (Attraction) — 4.5 mi, 276° W
Leeds Museums Discovery Centre (Museum) — 4.5 mi, 273° W

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