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.

Sweep Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Collingham

Historical Forms

  • Sweep House 1817 M

Etymology

, Sweep House 1817 M , perhaps OE  swǣpa ' sweepings,rubbish ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement