English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Scoutgreen

Early-attested site in the Parish of Orton

Historical Forms

  • Skoutgre(e)ne 1595–1663 PR(CR)
  • Skutt-graine ib
  • Scout Green 1770 M

Etymology

Scoutgreen, Skoutgre (e )ne 1595–1663 PR(CR) (freq ), Skutt-graine ib, Scout Green 1770 M. v. skúti 'overhanging rock', grēne 2 ; it is doubtless named from a cliff by Birk Beck.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement