Swalcliffe
Major Settlement in the Parish of Swalcliffe
Historical Forms
- Sualewclive c.1166 Madox
- Sualewecliue 1189–91 Os
- Swaleclive c.1190 S c.1280 Cl 1382
- Swallecleffe 1483 AD
- Swaleueclive 1194 Cur
- Swaleweclif c.1200 AD
- Swaleweclyve 1327,8 Ch
- Suaneclive 1200 P
- Sualecliue 1208–13 Fees c.1240 Os
- Sualeclive 1278–9 RH
- Swawecliue c.1217,1218–21 Os
- Swaweclive 1278–9 RH
- Swaulecliue 1240–1 Ass
- Swalweclyue 1252 FF
- Swalclyf 1266 FF
- Sutheleweclive 1275–6 RH
- Swalocliue 1285 FF
- Swaltclyve 1428 FA
- Swakeley 1546 AD
- Swacliff 1526 LS 1797 Davis
- Swakliffe 1589 AD
Etymology
'Swallow cliff'; v. clif , and cf. the same name PN W 192–3, in the form Swallowcliffe.