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St Swithin's Chantry & St Swithin's Well

Other OS name in the Parish of Wakefield

Historical Forms

  • the Close at Sainct Swythins 1600 WCR2
  • Old St Swithens & Little St Swithens 1709 WMB
  • St. Swithins Well 1817 M

Etymology

, the Close at Sainct Swythins 1600WCR 2, Old St Swithens &Little St Swithens 1709 WMB, St . Swithins Well 1817 M , from the dedication to St Swithin , the ninth - century bishop of Winchester .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site