Lower Swainswick
suburban area · Bath and North East Somerset
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Lower Swainswick is a settlement situated below another settlement called Swainswick. The name Swainswick means 'the village or farmstead of Swegn'.
Word origins
- Lower
- Old Englishlower, situated below
- Swainswick
- Old EnglishAttestedSwegn's village or farmstead(from Swegn "a personal name", wic "village, farmstead, dwelling")
Historical forms
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