English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Swinacote

Early-attested site in the Parish of Aysgarth

Historical Forms

  • Swynewathco… 1298 YI

Etymology

'Cottage near the swine ford' v. swin , vað , cot .