▁formed ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁hundred ▁of ▁Bos m ere - and - Cl ay don . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Sw ill and ▁takes ▁its ▁name ▁from ▁Old ▁English ▁with ▁the ▁meaning ▁of ▁' P ig ▁land ', ▁this ▁is ▁broken ▁down ▁into ▁two ▁parts ▁with ▁' sw ī n ' ▁meaning ▁a ▁sw ine ▁and ▁' land ' ▁standing ▁for ▁land ▁or ▁and ▁estate . ▁ ▁Sw ill and ▁is ▁recorded ▁in ▁the ▁Dom es day ▁Book ▁as ▁being ▁a ▁medium - s ized ▁village ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁H undred ▁of ▁Clay don , ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁ 1 3 ▁households , ▁consisting ▁of ▁ 6 ▁vill agers , ▁ 6 ▁small hold ers ▁and ▁ 1 ▁slave . ▁It ▁is ▁recorded ▁that ▁in ▁ 1 0 6 6 ▁the ▁liv est ock ▁of ▁Sw ill and ▁consisted ▁of ▁ 6 0 ▁sheep ▁which ▁increased ▁to ▁ 1 ▁c ob , ▁ 8 ▁cattle , ▁ 1 9 ▁p igs ▁and ▁ 1 0 0 ▁sheep ▁by ▁ 1 0 8 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 0 s , ▁Sw ill and ▁was ▁described ▁as : ▁ ▁" S WI LL AND , ▁a ▁parish ▁in ▁Bos m ere ▁district , ▁Su ff olk ; ▁ 3 ¾ ▁miles ▁N ▁by ▁E ▁of ▁West er field ▁r . ▁station , ▁and ▁ 6 ▁N ▁by ▁E ▁of ▁I ps wich . ▁Post ▁town , ▁I ps wich . ▁Ac res , ▁ 9 5 1 . ▁Real ▁property ,