Swanley

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proper noun

A town and civil parish with a town council in Sevenoaks district, Kent, England, just outside Greater London (OS grid ref TQ5168).

OriginOld English sweġen →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town and civil parish with a town council in Sevenoaks district, Kent, England, just outside Greater London (OS grid ref TQ5168).
  2. A small settlement in Burland parish and Baddiley parish, Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6152).

Origin

  1. Old Englishsweġen“swain”
  2. EnglishSwanley

From Old English sweġen (“swain”) + lēah (“clearing”).

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APA

Swanley. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Swanley

MLA

“Swanley.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Swanley. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Swanley,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Swanley.

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