English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Dove Scar

Early-attested site in the Parish of West Witton

Historical Forms

  • Duuesker 1202 FF
  • Douuesker 1270 YI

Etymology

'Dove cliff' from ON  dufa , ME  duve and ON  sker 'rock, scar.'

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Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement