Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• (æt) Swanawic 877 ASC l9 ASC 877 12

• Suanauuic, Suanavine (sic), Suanewic 893 Asser e11

• Swanwic, Sonwic 1086 DB

• Swanwic, Sonwich Exon

• Suanewik 1212 Fees

• Suanewyk 1268 Ass

• Swanewiz, Swanewyz Hy3 Ipm 1243 Fees 1252 FF 1285 FA

• Swanewic, Swanewyc 1228 Ch 1264 Ipm 1264 FineR 1280 Ass

• Swanewich(e), Swanewych(e) 1270 ADI 1290 Fine 1303 FA 1448 Weld1

• Swanewik, Swanewyk 1280,1288 Ass 1305 Ipm

• Swanewick 1280 Ass

• Swannewic 1230 Cl

• Swannewych(e) 1428 FA 1545 Ct

• Swandewyche 1539 LP

• Swaneswic 1213 ClR

• Swaneswich, Swaneswych 1243 Fees 1291 Tax

• Swaneswyk 1280 Ass

• Swanneswych 1350 Cl

• Swanwych(e), Swanwich(e) 1244 Ass 1269 Pat 1280 ADI 1293 Cl 1603 Swan

• Swanwyche in Purbyke 1479 Mow

• Swanwyke 1409 Cl

• Svonwich 15 ShaftR

• Swandwych(e) 1402 Pat 1545 DCMDeed

• Swannwiche 1514 Ct

• Swaynewych(e), Swaynewich 1291 Tax 1305 Cl

• Sanwyche, Sanwich(e) 1525 AOMB 1543,1546 Ct 1608 Swan

• Sawndwiche 1546 Ct

• Sandwich(e), Sandwyche 1535–43 Leland 1547 Ct

• Sandwyche alias Swanwiche 1557 Mow 1566,1590 Swan

• Sandwyche otherwise Swanwich 1656 Mow

• Sandwyche or Swannage 1795 Boswell

• Sandwyche otherwise Swanage otherwise Sandwythe otherwise Swanythe otherwise Swanwyche 1828 DCMDeed

• Sanewiche 1575 Saxton

• Sandwidge alias Swannidge 1630 DCMDeed 17

• Sandwitch 1664 GW

• Swanich or Swanwick Eliz ChancP

• Swanwidge 1617 DCMDeed 17

• Swanidge 1664 HTax

• Swanage 1811 OS

• Swanwich, alias Worth Swanwich' 1561 Hutch3 1 693

Etymology

Probably 'dairy-farm of the herdsmen or peasants', v. swān 2 (gen.pl. swāna ), wīc , but swan 1 (gen.pl. swana ) 'swan' is equally possible for the first el., in which case the name might mean 'swannery' as suggested in DEPN, cf. Swanwick Db 189, Ha (DEPN).The spelling San (d )wich , etc common from 16th cent, has no doubt been influenced by Sandwich Kt (first el. sand 'sand') as well as by popular etymology. There was a lodge of the forest of Purbeck 'on a hillock near Swanwich, where there are ruins of a wind-mill' (Hutch3 1463), cf. Isle of Purbeck supra , Windmill Knap in Langton Mat. par. supra . The rectory here was called 'the rectory of Swanwich , alias Worth Swanwich '1561 Hutch3 1693, cf. Worth Mat. par. infra and note on ecclesiastical history supra .