Harswell

{{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 = Goole and Pocklington

| 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

| 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.{{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}}

In 1823 Harswell was a village and civil parish in the Wapentake of 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.{{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}} On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Everingham.{{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}}

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 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 in York.{{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}}

Harswell was served by Everingham railway station on the Selby to Driffield Line between 1853 and 1954.{{Butt-Stations}} The station house is now a Grade II listed building.{{NHLE|num=1031358|desc=Station House|accessdate=19 April 2020}}