Swindon
Major Settlement in the Parish of Swindon
Historical Forms
- Svindone 1086 DB
- Suyndon 1276 Heref
- Swindon(a), Swyndon(a) 1220 Fees c.1240,c.1250 GlR 1287 WinchLB 1777 M
- Sunedon' 1221 Ass
- Souindon' 1233 Cl
Etymology
'Hill where swine were kept', v. swīn , dūn .