Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• (passagium de) Swanesbache 1274 Ipm

• Swanesbach 1295 ib

• Scuanesbache 1276 Ipm

• Swannesbache 1299 ib

• (passagium de) Swanebache 1275 Cl 1369 Plea 1584 Chol

• Swanbache 1348 ChRR 1539 MinAcct

• Swanbache alias Szyanbache 1393 Pat

• Swanbach 1515 Plea 1831 Bry

• Swannebache 1438 AddCh

• Szyanbache 1393 Pat

• Swanbeach 1781 Sheaf

• Swanback 1860 White

• Grange Farm 1860 White

Etymology

Probably 'valley-stream frequented by swans', from swan1 and bæce 1 , with brycg and grange , though the first el. could be an OE  pers.n. Swān or swān 2 'a herdsman, a peasant'. This was the site of a toll-passage held of the earls of Chester in the barony of Nantwich, usually in conjunction with that of Bruneshurst 53supra , e.g. passagia de Brunneshurst et Swanesbach 1295 Ipm iii177. Swanbach Bridge crosses Coxbank Brook infra into Adderley Sa, on the way from Market Drayton Sa, to Nantwich 30supra , v. 148 (route XXVI), and the p.n. probably alludes to that stream. Swanbach Grange is Grange Farm 1860 White, v. grange .