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.

Starthhill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Skelton

Historical Forms

  • Scarkth, Skarth 1279 Ass

Etymology

v. skarð . The modern form shows confusion of k and t . This is not uncommon at the end of a word; it has not hitherto been noted in initial sk .