Swallownest is a village in the civil parish of

Aston cum Aughton Aston cum Aughton is a civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England, with a population of 13,961 according to the 2001 census. It consists of the villages of Aston and Aughton, along with Swallownest. To t ...

and the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. The village is south of Rotherham and from Sheffield. Swallownest borders the Sheffield suburb of Woodhouse to the west, Beighton to the southwest, the small village of

Aston Aston is an area of inner Birmingham, England. Located immediately to the north-east of Central Birmingham, Aston constitutes a ward within the metropolitan authority. It is approximately 1.5 miles from Birmingham City Centre. History Aston wa ...

to the east, and

Aughton Aughton may refer to several places in England: * Aughton, East Riding of Yorkshire * Aughton, Lancashire, a parish in the borough of West Lancashire * Aughton, Lancaster, a hamlet in the civil parish of Halton-with-Aughton, Lancashire * Aughton, ...

to the north. The village is also served by Woodhouse railway station. According to White's directory of 1833, Swallow Nest was the name of the Toll bar and public house, the home of J. Ward, a

victualler A victualler is traditionally a person who supplies food, beverages and other provisions for the crew of a vessel at sea. There are a number of other more particular uses of the term, such as: * The official supplier of food to the Royal Navy in ...

and H. Ward, a wheelwright.

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Villages in South Yorkshire {{SouthYorkshire-geo-stub

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