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.

Swindale

Early-attested site in the Parish of Shap

Historical Forms

  • Swindal(e), Swyndal(e), -dall c.1200 NWm 1235,1247,1256–7 P 1257 Lowth 1777 M
  • Sundall' 1235,1242 Pipe
  • Sqwyndalepark 1384 Lowth

Etymology

Swindale, Swindal (e ), Swyndal (e ), -dall c. 1200 NWm 359, 1235, 1247, 1256–7 P (p), 1257Lowth et passim to 1777 M, Sundall '1235, 1242 Pipe (p), Sqwyndalepark 1384Lowth . 'Valley where swine were kept', v. swīn , dæl ; the name occurs several times in We.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement