Swinton, South Yorkshire

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Swinton
Swinton Bridge School
Swinton Location within South Yorkshire
Population	15,559 (2011 census)
OS grid reference	SK454992
• London	145 mi (233 km) SSE
Metropolitan borough	Rotherham
Metropolitan county	South Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Mexborough
Postcode district	S64
Dialling code	01709
Police	South Yorkshire
Fire	South Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Wentworth and Dearne
List of places UK England Yorkshire 53°29′16″N 1°18′54″W / 53.4877°N 1.3149°W / 53.4877; -1.3149

Swinton is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, in South Yorkshire, England on the west bank of the River Don. It has a population of 15,559 (2011).^[1][2][3] The town is five miles north-northeast of the larger town of Rotherham and directly west-southwest of Mexborough. The original junior and infant school building built in 1852 on Church Street (formerly Fitzwilliam School) still exists, and is being converted into residential apartments called Fitzwilliam Lodge.^{[citation needed]}