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.

Swinside

Early-attested site in the Parish of Lorton

Historical Forms

Swynesheued 1260 Rental 1292 Ass

Swyneside high close 1578 Cocker

Etymology

'Swine's headland,' v. hēafod .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement

High and Low Lorton