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Swanlow Fm & Swanlow Lane

Early-attested site in the Parish of Over & Whitegate

Historical Forms

  • Swanlowe 1330,1334 VR 1409 Plea 1540 AD
  • Swanlow 1656 Orm2
  • Swanlow in Over 1671 Sheaf
  • Swanlow Lane 1699 Dep
  • Over Swanlow 1819 Orm2

Etymology

Swanlow Fm & Swanlow Lane (110–652635) [ˈswɔnlou], Swanlowe 1330, 1334 VR, 1409 Plea (p), 1540 AD, Swanlow 1656 Orm2, Swanlow in Over 1671 Sheaf, Swanlow Lane 1699Dep , Over Swanlow 1819 Orm2, 'herdsman's hill', v. swān 2 , hlāw . This hamlet lay in Over and Darnhall townships, cf. Swanlow Ho 173infra .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site