Hoylandswaine

Hoylandswaine is a village in the civil parish of Penistone, in the Barnsley district, in the county of South Yorkshire, England. In 2021 it had a population of 1038. Until 1974 it was in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

Located between Silkstone and Penistone and west of the M1 along the A628 it enjoys easy access to more significant locales such as Barnsley, Manchester, Huddersfield, Sheffield and Leeds.

Local events
Annually, there is a "Scarecrow Festival". The festival consists of villagers creating their own scarecrows, often with locally sourced hay, and placing them around the village. Children can then go and, for a small cost, pick up a sheet with activities relating to the scarecrows.

Education
The local school primary school is Hoylandswaine Primary School, located within the village. The majority of secondary students go to Penistone Grammar School, and some go to Penistone Grammar Post-16 for further education.

Nail forge
Historically, Hoylandswaine produced nails. The nail forge ceased operations shortly after the Second World War, and is currently a Grade II listed building. The forge is normally open to the public in September.

History
Hoyland Swaine was recorded in the Domesday Book as Holan(de)/Holant. Hoylandswaine was formerly a township in the parish of Silkstone, in 1866 Hoyland Swaine became a separate civil parish, in 1894 Hoyland Swaine became an urban district, on 1 April 1938 the parish was abolished and merged with Penistone and the district was abolished and merged with Penistone Urban District. In 1931 the parish had a population of 792.