What is "swallownest"

Swallownest is a village near Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England. Located in the civil parish of Aston cum Aughton, it is 4 miles south of Rotherham and 7 miles from Sheffield. According to White's directory of 1833, Swallow Nest was the name of the Toll bar and public house, the home of Mr. Ward, a wheelwright.

Swallownest borders the Sheffield suburb of Woodhouse to the west, Beighton to the southwest and the small village of Aston to the east. The village is also served by Woodhouse railway station.