Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Scoxebi 1086 DB

• Stoggesbi (sic) 1167 P

• Scog(h)esby 13 RegAlbii.47d 1328 Banco

• Scousby 1226 FF

• Schouseby, Shouesby 1295 YI

• Scouesby, Skouesby 1299,1310 YD 1354 FF

• Scoseby 1301 LS

• Scewysbye 1316 KF Eliz

• Skuesby 1408 YI 1611 NR

• Skewsby 1666 Visit

Etymology

Skewsby is identical in form with the Swedish place-names Skogsby and Skogby (Hellquist, Svenska ON på -by , 13), and all three may mean 'farm in the wood' v. skogr , by . The gen. form of the first element is a type frequently met with in Scandinavian place-names, e.g. Swed  Brunnsby by the side of Brunnby , Högsby by Högby , etc. (op. cit. passim ). The normal gen. sing. of ON  skógr , was skógar , but a gen. in -s is often found in OSwed and in OIcel poetry.

It is at least equally possible that the first element is the ON  by-name Skógr , gen. Skógs (LindBN).