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 Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Swineshead

Historical Forms

  • boscus de Swinesheved 1232 Cl
  • foresta de Swyneheved 1279 RH

Etymology

foresta de Swyneheved 1279 RH

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement