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.

Swinton

Major Settlement in the Parish of Appleton le Street

Historical Forms

Suintun(e) 1086 DB

Swinton', Swynton' 1219 Ass

Etymology

'Pig farm' v. swin , tun .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement