Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Scryhcrest (sic) 1452 Norf

• Screth 1557 WillY

• Skreath 1588 1591 FF

• Screath Wood 1675 SheffMisc

• Scraith 1817 M

Etymology

Scraith & Scraith Wood, Scryhcrest (sic)1452Norf , Screth 1557 WillY, Skreath 1588 ib, 1591 FF, Screath Wood 1675 SheffMisc, Scraith 1817 M; v. skrið , skreið 'a land-slide, scree'; the first spelling appears to represent scrith-hirst (v. hyrst 'wood'); Skreath is from skriða (with lengthening of -i - to -ē - in the open syllable), but the modern Scraith would be from the related skreið ; it was the name of a steep bank.