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.

Swarthgill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Kirkoswald

Historical Forms

  • Suartegill c.1200 Laner
  • Swarthgill 1652 PR

Etymology

'Dark ravine,' from ON  svart (r ) and gil.