Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Salchild c.1110 Weth c.1202 HolmC

• Salkil 1197,1203 P 1227,1228 Pipe 1230 CR

• Veteri Salkil 1201 P 1202 CR 1233 Pipe

• Veteri Salkill' 1222,1232–4,1242 Pipe

• Veteri Salkild 1229 1279 Ass

• Salkyld, parva Salkyld, Salchildes 1279 Ass

• magna Salkild 1285 For

• Olde Salehhild 1164 P

• Alde Salehhild 1165,1167 ib

• Aldessallehhild 1166 ib

• Alde Salechild 1168,1169 P

• Haldeshalechild' 1171,1177,1178 ib

• Adeshaschið 1177 ib

• Ealhalechild 1178 ib

• Salechhilla 1182,1184 ib

• Salechilla 1183 ib

• Salekil 1186 ib

• Veteri Salekil 1187–8,1190–1 ib

• ueteri Salechild 1194 CartAnt

• Salechil 1193–5 P

• Salechild 1252 Cl

• Ealdessalchghilla 1178 P

• Saleghill 1180,1185 ib

• Salghill' 1210 Cur 1227 FF

• Saleghull 1242 Pat

• veteri Salghilde 1277 Ass

• Saleghide, veterem Saleghild 1279 ib

• Salyghull' 1285 ib

• Aldesalghild 1292 ib

• Veteri Salhild' 1201 Cur

• Saulhill' 1212 Fees

• Salochild' 1236 Cl

• Salukyld' 1250 Fees

• Salukild' 1254,1259 Pipe

• Salukeld 1274 Pat

• Saluehul, veterem Saulhul 1278 Ass

• Old Swalkild 1294 Cl

• Salighild 1242 Ch

• Salkeld, Salketh 1278 Ass

• parua Salkehild 1279 ib

• Salkeld Reg' 1291 Tax

• Kyngessalkeld 1321 Ipm

• Aldsalkeld 1393 GDR

• Lytle Salkeld 1535 VE

• Myckelsalkeld 1554 FF

• Much Salkeld 1564 AOMB

• Sawyld 1285 For

• Much Salkett 1588 NCW

Etymology

The Salkelds are on opposite sides of the Eden, and doubtless they take their name from the same 'sallow wood,' v. s(e)alh, -hylte (so DEPN). Later there was confusion between hild and hil (l ) from hyll . The Salkelds must originally have been a royal manor, held by Ranulf Meschin, which escheated with his other Cumberland lands when he became earl of Chester in 1120. Old or Little Salkeld was held by Adam, cook to Queen Eleanor, by gift of Richard I. For the nature of this tenure see Round, King 's Sergeants and other Officers 249 ff. Adam was also called Salsarius from his office in the sawcery of the king's household. Hence the tentative appearance in 1292 of the name Sauser Salkild to distinguish his holding (Ass 134, m. 12). The name King 's Salkeld is derived from the tenure of Great Salkeld by the King of Scots by grant of Henry III in 1242 (Ch i, 268).