Swinton

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proper noun

A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Salford, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD7702).

OriginOld English swīn →
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Meanings

proper nounSwinton (countable and uncountable, plural Swintons)

plural Swintons

  1. A place in the United Kingdom:
    1. countableuncountableA town in the Metropolitan Borough of Salford, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD7702).
    2. countableuncountableA village in Swinton with Warthermarske parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Harrogate district (OS grid ref SE2179).
    3. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Ryedale district (OS grid ref SE7673).
    4. countableuncountableA town in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4599).
    5. countableuncountableA suburb of Glasgow, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6764).
    6. countableuncountableA village in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT8347).
  2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Stoddard County, Missouri, United States, named after the Swinton family.
  3. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishswīn“pig, swine, wild boar”
  2. EnglishSwinton

From Old English swīn (“pig, swine, wild boar”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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