Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Scaldeford' 1086 DB 1107 Reg c.1130 LeicSurv e.Hy3 Rut 1235 RGros 1405 Pat 1416 Banco 1423 FA 1430 Deed

• Scaldeforde Wm2 Dugd 1122 Reg 1219 RHug

• Scaldefort 1147 BM 1321 Rut

• Scaldeforth(e) p.1250 Wyg Edw1 Rut

• Scaudeford' Hy2 Rut 1200 OblR e.13 BHosp 1211 Rut 1270 RGrav Hy3 Crox 1340 Ch 1351 BPR

• Scaudeforda c.1250 Gilb 1407

• Schaldeford' 1201 P m.13 Laz 1404 GarCart 1314 Rut 1317

• Schaldeforde 1219 RHug 1220 MHW 1317 Rut

• Schalford 1440 Wyg 1523 AAS

• Skaldeford 1323 Finch 1326 Ipm 1332 Rut

• Scaldford' 1381,1382 RTemple 1420 WoCart 1449

• Scalford 1392 Fine 1414 Pat 1440 Wyg 1449 WoCart

• Scalforth 1535 VE 1541 MinAccts 1552 AAS

• Schalfforthe 1527 LWills

• Scawford 1574 Fine

• Scaulford 1622 Burton

• Scofford 1744 Rental

Etymology

'The shallow ford', v. sc(e)ald, ford . Initial OE  sc [ʃ] is replaced by Scand  sk [sk] in the first el., although the former sound seems to have survived as late as the early 16th cent. Late 12th and 13th cent. forms having u for l are due to AN influence.