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Swyncombe is derived from the Old English words Swin for wild boar and combe for valley or hollow.
After the Norman conquest of England the manor of Swyncombe was granted to the Norman Miles Crispin, the first castellan of Wallingford Castle. The Domesday Book records that by 1086 he had granted it to Gilbert Crispin, a monk who in 1085 was made Abbot of Westminster.
19th century Swyncombe House is to the south.
Location: 4 1⁄2 miles (7 km) east of Wallingford
The Ridgeway walk passes the church.
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- Landmark