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.

Swinawe Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Middleton

Historical Forms

  • Swinehawe 1203 FF
  • Swynehawe t.Ed1 PeterbB
  • Swinehawebroc c.1250 PipewellA
  • Swynehawebroc 1345 For
  • Swynehawe copie 1446 Pat

Etymology

Swinawe Wood is Swinehawe 1203FF , Swynehawe t. Ed 1PeterbB , Swinehawebroc c. 1250PipewellA , Swynehawebroc 1345For , Swynehawe copie 1446 Pat. 'Swine enclosure or wood,' v. haga .

Places in the same Parish