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.

Swaddledown

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bratton Clovelly

Historical Forms

  • Swatheledoune 1366 Ass
  • Swatheledoune aliter dicta Landone 1528 DA
  • Swathela 1330 SR

Etymology

Swatheledoune 1366Ass , Swatheledoune aliter dicta Landone 1528 DA 27, and is to be associated with the family of John Swathela (1330SR ).