Swale
English
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Etymology
[edit]From Old English *swalwe (“rushing water”), which could be related to swealwe. Also compare the proper noun Swallow.[1][2]
Proper noun
[edit]Swale
- A river, a tributary of the Ure in North Yorkshire, England.
- A strait between the Isle of Sheppey and the Kentish mainland; in full, The Swale.
- A local government district with borough status in Kent, England, created in 1974 with its headquarters in Sittingbourne and named after the channel. [3]
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Mills, D. (2011). A Dictionary of British Place-Names. United Kingdom: OUP Oxford, p. 339
- ^ English Place-Name Society. (1973). United Kingdom: The University Press, p. 7
- ^ District map (Kent)
Anagrams
[edit]Categories:
- English terms derived from Old English
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Rivers in North Yorkshire, England
- en:Rivers in England
- en:Places in North Yorkshire, England
- en:Places in England
- en:Straits
- en:Districts of Kent, England
- en:Boroughs of Kent, England
- en:Places in Kent, England