Some time before 1150 Hugh de Witteville gave "his whole land of Sway with its men and one mill" to Quarr Abbey, and about the same date Ralph Fulcher donated land at Sway to the same abbey. In the 13th century Christchurch Priory also gained land in Sway, which increased in the 14th century by the grant of land in Sway from John, vicar of Christchurch.
Before 1150, Hugh de Witteville gave "his whole land of Sway with its people and one mill" to Quarr Abbey. Around the same time, Ralph Fulcher donated land at Sway to the same abbey. In the 13th century, Christchurch Priory acquired land in Sway, which grew in the 14th century due to a grant of land in Sway from John, vicar of Christchurch.