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.

Swales Moor

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Sweresmore 1485 WCR
  • Swyremore 1492 MinAcct
  • Swyresmoore 1499 WCR2d
  • Swale(s) Moor 1709 WMB 1756 LdsM

Etymology

Swales Moor, Sweresmore 1485WCR , Swyremore 1492MinAcct 02, Swyresmoore 1499WCR 2d, Swale (s ) Moor 1709 WMB, 1756 LdsM, from the ME  nickname Swyer (a local form of squire or from ME  swire 'neck') and mōr . The change to Swale - may be a substitution of the surname Swale (cf. Ric. Swale 1379 PT).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement