Swynnerton

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Stafford district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8535).

OriginOld English swīn →
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Meanings

proper nounSwynnerton (countable and uncountable, plural Swynnertons)

plural Swynnertons · alternative Swinnerton · alternative Swinerton

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Stafford district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8535).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname.

Origin

  1. Old Englishsumor“summer”
  2. Old Englishswan
  3. Old Englishswille“a sloppy or liquid mess”
  4. Old Englishswīn“swine, pig”
  5. EnglishSwynnerton

From either: # Old English swīn (“swine, pig”) + ford + tūn, 'the settlement at Swinford, the swine ford'. # Old English swille (“a sloppy or liquid mess”) + ford + tūn, 'the settlement at Swilford, the dirty ford'. # Old English swan or swān (“herdsman”) + ford + tūn, 'the settlement at Swanford, the herdsmen's or swan's ford'. # Old English sumor (“summer”) + ford + tūn, 'the settlement at Somerford, the summer ford'.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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