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.

Swainsley Court

Early-attested site in the Parish of Milford

Historical Forms

  • Sweynesley 1357 DuLa 1415 DuLaMB
  • Swayn(e)sley(e) 1389 DuLa 1408 For 1596 DuLa

Etymology

Swainsley Court (6″), Sweynesley 1357DuLa , 1415DuLaMB , Swayn (e )sley (e )1389DuLa , 1408For , 1596DuLa . 'Sveinn's clearing', v. lēah .