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Swale
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English
River +
Borough of +
Etymology
From en ang *swalwe rushing water, which could be related to ang swealwe. Also compare the proper noun en Swallow.Mills, D. (2011). A Dictionary of British Place-Names. United Kingdom: OUP Oxford, p. 339English Place-Name Society. (1973). United Kingdom: The University Press, p. 7
Proper noun
en river , a tributary of the river/Ure in co/North Yorkshire cc/England.
en strait between the Isle of Sheppey and the Kentish mainland The Swale.
en local government district with borough status in co/Kent cc/England, created in 1974 with its headquarters in Sittingbourne and named after the channel. District map (Kent)
Derived terms
en Brompton-on-Swale Ellerton-on-Swale Morton-on-Swale Myton-on-Swale Swaledale
References
Anagrams
en aelsw lawes sweal alews weals Slewa wales Wales aswel