SWAINBY, a township, joint with Allarthorp, in
that part of the parish of PICKHILL which is in the
wapentake of HALLIKELD, North riding of the county
of YORK, 6 miles (E. S.E.) from Bedale, containing, with
Allarthorp, 33 inhabitants. There are places of worship
for Primitive and Wesleyan Methodists. Butchers'
knives, and some other articles of cutlery, are manufactured.
A Premonstratensian abbey, founded here by
Hellewise, daughter of Ranulph de Glanville, in the time
of Henry II., was afterwards translated to Covcrham.