Swale or Swales may refer to:

Topography

Swale (landform) A swale is a shady spot, or a sunken or marshy place. In US usage in particular, it is a shallow channel with gently sloping sides. Such a swale may be either natural or human-made. Artificial swales are often infiltration basins, designed to m ...

, a low tract of land ** Bioswale, landform designed to remove silt and pollution ** Swales, found in the formation of

Hummocky cross-stratification Hummocky cross-stratification is a type of sedimentary structure found in sandstones. It is a form of cross-bedding usually formed by the action of large storms, such as hurricanes. It takes the form of a series of "smile"-like shapes, crosscut ...

Geography

* River Swale, in North Yorkshire, England * The Swale, a channel separating mainland Kent from the Isle of Sheppey, England ** Borough of Swale, a local government district in Kent, England ***

Swale railway station Swale railway station is in north Kent, England, on the Sheerness Line from , at the southern end of the Kingsferry Bridge which, along with the more modern Sheppey Crossing, connects the Isle of Sheppey to mainland Kent. The nearest settlemen ...

Other uses

* Swale (horse), an American Thoroughbred racehorse *

Swales (surname) Swales is an English surname. It either derives from the River Swale or Swallow Hill. Notable people with the surname include: *Alonzo Swales (1870–1952), British trade unionist *Ian Swales (born 1953), English Liberal Democrat politician *Jessi ...

, a surname * Swales Aerospace, a U.S. aerospace and defense company from 1978 to 2007, founded by Tom Swales {{Disambiguation, geo