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{{Short description|Village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2014}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2014}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country                  = England
| coordinates              = {{coord|53.857764|-0.745652|display=inline,title}}
| official_name            = Harswell
| population               =
| civil_parish             = [[Everingham]]
| unitary_england          = [[East Riding of Yorkshire]]
| region                   = Yorkshire and the Humber
| lieutenancy_england      = [[East Riding of Yorkshire]]
| constituency_westminster = [[East Yorkshire (UK Parliament constituency)|East Yorkshire]]
| post_town                = YORK
| postcode_district        = YO42
| postcode_area            = YO
| dial_code                = 01430
| os_grid_reference        = SE826409
| static_image_name        = St Peter Church Harswell.jpg
| static_image_caption     = St Peter's church
| london_distance_mi       = 165<!-- straight line per MOS – constant and comparable with other place distances -->
| london_direction         = S
}}
'''Harswell''' is a village and former [[civil parish]], now in the parish of [[Everingham]], in the [[East Riding of Yorkshire]], England. It is approximately {{convert|3.5|mi|km}} west of [[Market Weighton]] town centre, {{convert|5|mi|km|0}} south of [[Pocklington]] town centre, and {{convert|1|mi|km|1}} west of the [[A614 road]]. In 1931 the parish had a population of 78.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10431384/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Harswell AP/CP through time|publisher=[[A Vision of Britain through Time]]|accessdate=8 August 2023}}</ref>
In 1823 Harswell was a village and civil parish in the [[Hundred (county subdivision)#wapentake|Wapentake]] of [[Harthill Wapentake|Harthill]]. Population at the time was 78, with occupations that included five farmers, and a carrier who operated between the village and Market Weighton once a week.<ref name=Baines>{{cite book|title=History, Directory & Gazeteer, of the County of York: Vol. II. – East and North Ridings|year=1823|editor-link=Edward Baines (1774–1848)|editor-first=Edward|editor-last=Baines|page=[https://archive.org/details/historydirector01baingoog/page/n230 213]|url=https://archive.org/details/historydirector01baingoog|accessdate=3 February 2018}}</ref> On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Everingham.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10431384|title=Relationships and changes Harswell AP/CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=8 August 2023}}</ref>
The village church is dedicated to St Peter. There has been a church in Harswell from the late 12th century and the building that was present in 1823 was described by [[Edward Baines (1774–1848)|Baines]] as "a small ancient structure". It was rebuilt in 1870-1871 and parish records, dating back to 1653, are held by the [[Borthwick Institute for Archives|Borthwick Institute]] in York.<ref name=Baines/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://borthcat.york.ac.uk/index.php/parish-records-of-harswell|title=fonds PR/HAR - Parish records of Harswell|publisher=University of York: Borthwick Institute for Archives|accessdate=3 February 2018}}</ref>
Harswell was served by [[Everingham railway station]] on the [[Selby to Driffield Line]] between 1853 and 1954.<ref>{{Butt-Stations}}</ref> The station house is now a Grade II [[listed building]].<ref>{{NHLE|num=1031358|desc=Station House|accessdate=19 April 2020}}</ref>
==References==
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*{{cite book|title=Gazetteer – A&ndash;Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets|year=2006|publisher=East Riding of Yorkshire Council|page=6<!--|accessdate=7 February 2011-->}}
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==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline|Harswell}}
*{{OpenDomesday|OS=SE8240|name=harswell|display=Harswell}}
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[[Category:Villages in the East Riding of Yorkshire]]
[[Category:Former civil parishes in the East Riding of Yorkshire]]