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.

Swineham

Other OS name in the Parish of Oakford

Historical Forms

Swindon 1333 SR

Etymology

is Swindon 1333SR (p) . Probably ' swine hill , ' v. dun .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement

Oakford