Swillington
Major Settlement in the Parish of Swillington
Historical Forms
- Suillintun(e), Suillictun(e), Sulligtun(e) 1086 DB
- Suinlington(a), Swinlington(a), Swynlington(a), Synlingtun(a) 12 WB1 1155 Pont Hy2 Calv 1170–80,1180–90 Pont 1190,1192 YCh1637–8 e.13 1342 Arm
- Swinlenton c.1150 Crawf
- Swinlinton 1251 Pont
- Swindlington 1283 Ch
- Swilinton(a), Swylinton(a), Swylynton(a) Hy2 Ch 1230 YCh1451 1155–8
- Swylington(a), Swylyngton(a) 1251 Ch 1279–81 QW 1280,1302 Ebor 1415 Fabr
- Suillinton' 1194 P
- Swillinton' 1208–1210 P 1658 PRRth
- Swillington, Swyllington, Swyllyngton 1196 P 1202 FF 1243 Fees 1251 FF l.13 Kirkst 1641 Rates
- Swelinton' 1230 P
- Swelington, Swelyngton 1428 FA 1502 TestLds
Etymology
For this difficult name Moorman 185 suggested the OE pers.n. Swinwulf which occurs but once (as the name of a moneyer) and may well be from OG Swindolf (corresponding to OE Swīðwulf ), since Swīn - is not a normal Germ name-theme; such a continental German pers.n. is not likely in a p.n. of this type. Ekwall has proposed that the first el. is an older p.n. like Swinley 'swine clearing' or Swinwell 'swine well' with -inga - denoting the dwellers in such a place; the main objection to the latter is the complete absence of spellings with medial -inge -. But -in (g )- may simply be the connective -ing 4 which appears to be used with topographical els. (cf. Rossington i, 49supra , Rimington vi, 176infra ). 'Farmstead near a place called Swine-hill or Swineley ', v. swīn , hyll , lēah , tūn . On the assimilation of -nl - to -l (l )- cf. Phonol. § 52.