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Swathwick

Swathwick proper noun: a hamlet in Wingerworth parish, North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3767).

Proper noun

Swathwick

  1. A hamlet in Wingerworth parish, North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3767).

Origin of Swathwick

Recorded as Swathwayt in the early XIV century, the placename probably derives from Old English swæþ (“track, pathway”) + Old Norse þveit (“clearing, glade”).

Questions about Swathwick

What does Swathwick mean?
Swathwick means a hamlet in Wingerworth parish, North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3767).
What part of speech is Swathwick?
Swathwick is a proper noun.

Words near Swathwick in the dictionary

  1. swathers
  2. swathes
  3. swathing
  4. swathings
  5. swaths
  6. Swathwick
  7. swathy
  8. Swati
  9. Swatis
  10. Swatow
  11. swats

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