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Swinton.

A place in the United Kingdom:

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Meaning & usage

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  1. A place in the United Kingdom: A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Salford, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD7702).

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  2. A place in the United Kingdom: A village in Swinton with Warthermarske parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Harrogate district (OS grid ref SE2179).

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  3. A place in the United Kingdom: A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Ryedale district (OS grid ref SE7673).

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  4. A place in the United Kingdom: A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4599).

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  5. A place in the United Kingdom: A suburb of Glasgow, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6764).

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  6. A place in the United Kingdom: A village in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT8347).

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  7. An unincorporated community in Stoddard County, Missouri, United States, named after the Swinton family.

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  8. A habitational surname from Old English.

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Where this word comes from

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

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