Scawthwaite Close is
Early-attested site in the Parish of High Ireby
Historical Forms
- Scalethweit 1171–5 CWiii 1333
- Scallethwayt 1256 FF
Etymology
The form Scallethwayt , with double l , suggests that this name may be 'Skalli 's þveit,' from the ON nick-name Skalli , rather than skála þveit , 'þveit by the shieling.' Cf. infra 390