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.

Swineford

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bitton

Historical Forms

  • Swyneford 1248 Ass
  • Swinford 1620 FF 1631 Will

Etymology

Swineford, Swyneford 1248Ass , Swinford 1620FF , 1631 Will.'Ford which swine could cross', v. swīn , ford . The ford carries the old Bristol-Bath road across a small stream which joins the Avon here.