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Survey of English Place-Names

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Swilley Grove

Other OS name in the Parish of Bisley

Historical Forms

  • the Swilley 1841 TA

Etymology

, ib , the Swilley 1841TA , dial . swilly ' whirlpool, gutter ' ( cf. swelg or swille , ēa ' stream ' , and Swilgate12supra ) .