for the Swindlehurst and Swinglehurst families and the other variant spellings of this historic English name.
If you would like to be part of this project, or if you want to be kept informed of our progress, please send your web page links, email addresses and/or other information here.
The site has been prepared and launched by interested members of the global Swindlehurst family and is based on the huge amount of information gathered as the result of research carried out over a long period by some very dedicated people. Among them are
- Dyanna Swindlehurst,
- Christopher Swindlehurst,
- Michael Swindlehurst,
- Roy Swinglehurst,
- Glynis Hirst,
who can be contacted by clicking on their names.
The map can be scrolled horizontally and/or vertically, and can be enlarged by double-clicking.
| 22nd November 2011 | Transcription of page structuring from html4.01 and css2 to html5 and css3. That is the theory, anyway, but like all simplications it isn't simple. It is taking time and is a work-in-progress. |
| 25th October 2011 | Front page modifications. The header photograph is of the "hidden" Hodder valley, looking north-east from SD648472. Exit from this area to the outside world is uphill in every direction except for the Hodder gorge itself, which is deep, narrow, steep-sided and difficult to negotiate - a very private place in the old days. |
| 3rd March 2011 | Re-organising of the Viking DNA reference into the History page. |
| 17th February 2011 | Restructuring of the pages to provide full-screen display for all screen sizes. |
| 9th January 2011 | Addition of an Interview with the new Lord of Bowland, whose predecessors have figured largely in the lives of our Bowland families for over 800 years. |
The Swindlehurst Heritage
Our forebears have lived in a wide variety of homes through the years. The humble ones have mostly disappeared from the landscape. These pictures are of some of the more substantial properties which we have graced. Other pictures of these properties are on the Photograph pages.
Sellet Hall, Stainton
Hincaster Hall
Sellet Hall, Whittington
Brackengarth Farm
Mill House, Dunsop Bridge
Sykes, Trough of Bowland
Trough House, Trough of Bowland
Stakes Farm
Lower Lees Farm
Fair Oak Farm
Beckfoot Farm, Tosside
Park Hill Farm, Barrowford
Origins:
...the name is believed to have first come into common use in the area now known as The Forest of Bowland. More details and maps on this page.
History:
...the period before about 1850 provides little historical evidence other than basic facts about births, marriages and deaths. As information comes to light it is included on this page.
Family Tree files:
...our dedicated researchers have accumulated over time (and continue to do so) extensive lists of family data. These are contained on this page
Photographs:
...a step in the process is the inclusion of photographs of people and places which figure large in our history. Photographs can be seen here and here. We will add others as they come to hand.
in earlier years
and our potential origins in the Viking incursions c900AD
and the Swinglehurst connection
A branch of the family descended from James Swindlehurst of Brackengarth (qv) runs the Whitefriars Country Guest House in Settle, North Yorkshire.
Our homeland! For 800 years and more!
....you can send the information to us here, for us to put on these pages (although this gives us control of the information and its display).
....you can put the information in the public domain yourself (thereby retaining ownership and control of the information) by using the Google Docs (and Google Photos) free service. At this link is an explanation of how to access and use the service.
