Swinton

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Swinton

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

proper noun Swintons

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

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"Swinton." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/swinton. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{swinton_2026,
  title = {Swinton},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/swinton},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}