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.

Swife

Other OS name in the Parish of Heathfield

Historical Forms

  • Swyth corner 1594 LewesDeeds
  • the Swythe farm 1814 SAC37,97

Etymology

is Swyth corner 1594Lewes Deeds , the Swythe farm 1814 SAC 37, 97 . For the change of consonant , cf. Sussex rife for rithe supra 73 .