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.

Swineside

Other OS name in the Parish of Matterdale

Historical Forms

  • Swynesyd 1589 LRMB
  • Swinesett 1604 ib
  • Swinside 1686 PR

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Swynesyd 1589LRMB , Swinesett 1604 ib., Swinside 1686 PR . v. infra 417 .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement