Swadlincote
Major Settlement in the Parish of Swadlincote
Historical Forms
- Sivardingescotes 1086 DB
- Suwartlincot(e), Swartlincot(e), Swartlyncot(e), Swartlingcot(e), Swartlyngcot(e), cot(e) 1208 FF e.13th Burton 1294 RylPhCh 1298 Ipm 1304,1316,1319,1325 RylPhCh 1481 ib
- Swarlincote 1215 BurtCh
- Swardlin(g)cote 1289 Cl 1309 Ch
- Swertlyngcote 1410 DuLa
- Swatlyngcot Hy8 AOMB
- Swadlin(g)cote 1528 Woll 1577 Saxton 1610 Speed
- Swadling Court 1651 ParlSurv
Etymology
Probably 'Svartling's cottage', v. cot , the DB form being demonstrably an error. For ON pers.n. *Svartlingr , v. Feilitzen 379.