Swinton

Swinton

Swinton town (1991 pop. 44,416), Salford metropolitan district, NW England, in the Greater Manchester metropolitan area. The town has cotton mills and factories for pottery, chemicals, and storage batteries.

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Swinton

Swinton, ‘pig farm’, OE swīn + tūn: Swinton N. Yorks., near Masham, Suinton 1086 (DB). Swinton Rothm. Suintone 1086 (DB). Swinton Salford. Suinton 1258.

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Swinton

Swinton Sc. Bord. Suineston c.1098. ‘Sveinn's farm’. OScand. pers. name + OE tūn.

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