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.

Swinsty

Early-attested site in the Parish of Barton

Historical Forms

  • Swyne(s)styweyth 1278 Ass7d
  • -thwayt 1278 Lowth
  • -thueyt 1279 Ass10
  • Swansted thwaite 1588 Rent212

Etymology

Swinsty, 1859OS , Swyne (s )styweyth 1278Ass 7d, -thwayt 1278Lowth , -thueyt 1279Ass 10, probably also Swansted thwaite 1588Rent 212. 'Pig-sty clearing', v. swīn , stigu , þveit .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name