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Survey of English Place-Names

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Swaile's Green

Early-attested site in the Parish of Sedlescombe

Historical Forms

  • (via a) Swale (usque Sedlescombe) 1523 Ct

Etymology

Swaile's Green is referred to in the phrase (via a ) Swale (usque Sedlescombe )1523Ct . It is impossible to say what the Swale here is. It does not seem to be a stream.

Places in the same Parish