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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.

Swangrove

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hawkesbury

Historical Forms

  • Swanegrave 1263 ADiii
  • Swanesgraue 1374 MinAcct
  • Swannegrove 1469 ib
  • Swangrove 1469 1610 FF

Etymology

Swangrove, Swanegrave 1263 AD iii, Swanesgraue 1374MinAcct , Swannegrove 1469 ib, Swangrove 1469 ib, 1610FF . 'The herdsman's wood', v. swān , grāf .