In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Swaythling like this:

SWATHLING, a hamlet in North Stoneham parish, Hants; 3¼ miles NNE of Southampton. It has a post-office under Southampton.

Swaythling through time

Swaythling is now part of SOUTHAMPTON Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how SOUTHAMPTON has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Swaythling itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Swaythling, in Southampton and Hampshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/31008

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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