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.

Swartha

Early-attested site in the Parish of Kildwick

Historical Forms

  • Swarthowe 1422 YI
  • Swarthay 1606 PRKld
  • Swarthey 1672 Dep

Etymology

Swartha, 1598 PRKld, 1660Dep , 1693 WYD, Swarthowe 1422 YI, Swarthay 1606 PRKld, Swarthey 1672Dep . 'Black mound or hill', v. svartr , haugr , but the first el. may be the ON  byname Svarti .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name