West Scrafton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Coverham
Historical Forms
- Scraftun, Skraftun, Skrafton 1086 DB
- West Skrafton 1285 KI
- Scalftun 1086 DB
Etymology
The first element of this name and East Scrafton 253supra is OE scræf 'a cave, a hollow place in the earth, a miserable dwelling,' with Scandinavianising of the initial consonant.v. Shrawley (PN Wo 78). There is nothing in the local features of Scrafton to suggest a preciser meaning than 'a depression or hollow in the earth.' v. tun .