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.

Swinsow

Early-attested site in the Parish of Skelton

Historical Forms

  • Swineswithne 13 Guis

Etymology

Professor Ekwall suggests 'burnt clearing where pigs are turned out to forage' v. swin and swithen (EDD).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement