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.

Skirden Clough, Skirden Edge

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Sherden Field 1797 Surv

Etymology

, 1843 O.S. , Sherden Field 1797Surv , probably ' bright valley ' , v. scīr 2 ( skírr ) , denu .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name