Swettenham
Major Settlement in the Parish of Swettenham
Historical Forms
- Suetenham l12 Chest 1220–30 AddCh
- Swetenham e13 Chest 1621 Orm2
- Swetenham under Lyne, Swetenham subtus Linee 1335 Pat, Mont
- Swetinham 1260 Court
- Swetyn(g)ham 1390 Pat 1391 ChRR
- Swetingham, Swetingham near Marton 1551 ChRR
- Swetunham c.1262 Dav
- Swetonham 14 ib
- Sweteham 1278 Ipm
- Squeteham l13 Dav
- Swettenham 1283 Chest 17 MidCh l13 VR 1343 ChRR 1393
- Swettanham 1602 Cre
- Sweteneham 1296 Ipm
- Swentenham 1451 ChRR
- Swetnam 1557 Sheaf
- Swettnam 1576 Dav
- Swittnam 1660 Dav
- Suetenhala 1183 P
Etymology
'Swēta's homestead or village', from the OE pers.n. Swēta and hām. The form Suetenhala 1183 P quoted in DEPN belongs to Wettenhall 327infra . Lyne is The Lyme 1 2.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Beswick's Rundle
- Brook Fm
- Cross Lane, Cross Lane Fm
- The Fields Fm
- The Folly
- Forty Acre Lane
- Greenhey Wood
- Heath Fm, Lower Heath Fm
- Kermincham Hall, Kermincham Heath & Kermincham Lodge
- Kermincham Wood
- Lane End Fm
- Longhouse Fm
- Long Lane Fm
- Oldhouse Fm
- Pigeon House Clough
- Sawpit Fm
- Shinglar Wood
- White Ho
- Beswick's Rundle
- Chapel Wood
- Cawley Fm
- Cloud Hill
- Clouterbrook Fm, Clouter Wood
- Davenport Ho
- The Folly Fm
- Fox Hall
- Hall Fm
- Home Fm
- Mill Ho & Mill Wood
- Pit Fm
- Sandy Lane
- Swettenham Brook
- Swettenham Green
- Swettenham Hall
- Swettenham Heath
- Swettenham Mill
- Swettenham Rd
- Trap Rd