Shuckstonefield
Early-attested site in the Parish of Crich
Historical Forms
- Scochetorp 1086 DB
- Succhethormam 1154–9 Darley
- Suchkethorn John WollCh
- Su(c)kthorn(e) 1210 FF 1237 1356,1357 Crich
- Suck Thorne 1655 Survey
- Shu(c)kthorn(e) 1237 FF 1286 Crich 1326 Cl 1349 Crich
- S(c)hokthorn 1382 Cl 1392 DbCh
- Shuckstone 1847 TA
Etymology
'Demon's or goblin's thorn-bush', v. scucca , þorn . The change to -stone is late, being first noted in Shuckstone 1847TA . The DB identification is by no means certain but appears reasonable and if so the final -p is presumably an error.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Benthill
- Bilberry Wood
- Bowmer Rough
- Brook Lane and Mill Green
- Bullbridge
- Bulling Lane
- Burnclose Fm
- Canada Fm
- Carr Fm
- Causeway Lane
- Cawdor Wood
- Chadwick Nick
- Coasthill Lane
- Crich Carr
- Crich Chase
- Crich Cliff
- Crich Common
- Culland Fm
- Dimple Ho
- Edge Fm
- Edge Moor
- Hilts Quarry
- Hollins Fm
- Littlehag Wood
- Martin Ho
- Mount Pleasant
- Oxhay Wood
- Park Head
- Park Lodge
- Plaistow Green
- Roe's Lane
- Shuckstone Cross
- Shuck Wood
- Smith's Rough
- Stones Lane
- Thorphill Fm
- Wakebridge Manor Ho
- Whatstandwell Bridge