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.

Swanston

Early-attested site in the Parish of Dunham

Historical Forms

  • Suanesterne 1086 DB
  • Swansterne 1357 Add 1604 DKRxxxix 1621 Recov 1677 Thoroton
  • Swanston 1504 FF 1727 Recov

Etymology

Swanston (lost) is Suanesterne 1086 DB, Swansterne 1357Add , 1604 DKR xxxix, 1621Recov , 1677 Thoroton, Swanston 1504FF , 1727Recov . Probably from OE  swānesþyrne , 'thorn-bush of the swan or peasant.'

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Major Settlement