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.

Swineshead

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Swyneheued 1331 Ass5d
  • Swynneshede 1538 MinAcct
  • (Lower)swynshead 1649 WillY 1657 WillS
  • Swines Head 1771 M

Etymology

Swineshead, Swyneheued 1331Ass 5d, Swynneshede 1538MinAcct 56, (Lower )swynshead 1649 WillY, 1657 WillS, Swines Head 1771 M.'Swine head', v. swīn , hēafod . The farm is at the head of a small valley (Swineshead Clough).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name