Swale
English
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Etymology
editFrom Old English *swalwe (“rushing water”), which could be related to swealwe. Also compare the proper noun Swallow.[1][2]
Proper noun
editSwale
- A river, a tributary of the Ure in North Yorkshire, England.
- The Swale, a strait between the Isle of Sheppey and the Kentish mainland.
- A local government district with borough status in Kent, England, created in 1974 with its headquarters in Sittingbourne and named after the channel.
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- 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