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.

Swanley

Early-attested site in the Parish of Alkington

Historical Forms

  • Swanlee, Swanl(e)y 1287 QW 1516 MinAcct 1657 PR
  • Swaneley 1409 Ass

Etymology

Swanley, Swanlee , Swanl (e )y 1287 QW, 1516MinAcct et freq to 1657 PR 7, Swaneley 1409Ass . 'Herdsmen's clearing', v. swān 2 , lēah .