English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Lower Swineseye & Upper Swineseye

Other OS name in the Parish of Prestbury

Historical Forms

  • Swineseye 1831 Bry
  • Swines Hey 1842 OS

Etymology

, Swineseye 1831 Bry, Swines Hey 1842 OS , ' swine's enclosure ' , v. swīn 1 , (ge)hæg .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site