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.

Swineham

Early-attested site in the Parish of Tewkesbury

Historical Forms

  • Swyn(e)ham 1367 Ipm 1492 MinAcct
  • Swynhomme 1447 Pat 1496
  • Swynneham 1527 Rent

Etymology

Swineham (lost), Swyn (e )ham 1367 Ipm, 1492MinAcct , Swynhomme 1447 (1496) Pat, Swynneham 1527Rent . 'Water-meadow where swine were kept', v. swīn , hamm .