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Swinton

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  1. 1
    A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Salford, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD7702). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A village in Swinton with Warthermarske parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Harrogate district (OS grid ref SE2179). countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Ryedale district (OS grid ref SE7673). countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4599). countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A suburb of Glasgow, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6764). countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A village in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT8347). countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A habitational surname from Old English. countable, uncountable

Etymology

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

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