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.

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 .

Places in the same Parish