several ancient farm workers cottages at the junction of townfield road and brightholmlee lane were demolished in the hamlet in the mid-1970s. the present day swinnock hall which stands 0.5 km south of the main hamlet was built on the site of the original building which dated from 1416. the first hall was part of the estate of john swinnock, later residents included the waterhouse and bradshaw families. manor farm is another noteworthy building, it is rated as a building of townscape merit, the name suggest that the building is of medieval origins. other buildings in the hamlet include rose cottage and lee farm. the hamlet also has ancient water troughs and a milestone inscribed with the ordnance survey benchmark and a date of 1860.