Swear Fm
Early-attested site in the Parish of Kirdford
Historical Forms
- Le Swere 1541 BailiffsAccts
- Swares 1620 SRS14,109
- atte Swere 1417 Pat
Etymology
Swear Fm (6″) is Le Swere in 1541 (Bailiffs Accts ), Swares in 1620 SRS 14, 109, and probably gave name to Henry atte Swere (1417 Pat). OE sweora is commonly used of a neck or col of land. Here it seems to be used of a projecting ridge with the land falling away on three sides.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Crawfold Fm
- Gownfold Fm
- Strudgwick Wood
- Ebernoe
- Hardnip's Barn
- Idehurst Fm
- Idolsfold Fm
- Ifold Ho
- Langhurst Fm
- Linfold Fm
- Oakhurst
- Plaistow
- Rumbold Fm
- Scratchings Fm
- Shillinglee Park
- Sladeland Ho
- Slifehurst
- Sparrwood
- Steer's Common
- Wassell Mill
- Fountain's Fm
- Hawkhurst Court
- Wephurst
- Barkfold
- Battlehurst Fm
- Bittlesham
- Bushetts
- Chilsfold Fm
- Frithfold Fm
- Hyffold
- Todhurst