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.

Swainthornes Wood

Other OS name in the Parish of Spofforth

Historical Forms

  • Suinethanes (sic) 1242 YDiv
  • le Swynethornes 1486 SpfCt
  • Swinethorne 1848 TA

Etymology

, Suinethanes (sic)1242 YD iv, le Swynethornes 1486SpfCt , Swinethorne 1848TA , v. swīn , þorn .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name