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.

Swinley Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Kington St Michael

Historical Forms

  • Swineleghe 1243 Aubrey
  • Swinele 1249 Ass
  • Swynlegh c.1350 GlastFeod
  • Swynley 1450 IpmR

Etymology

Swinley Fm is Swineleghe 1243 Aubrey, Swinele 1249Ass , Swynlegh c. 1350 GlastFeod, Swynley 1450 IpmR. 'Swine wood or clearing,' v. leah .