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.

Skelling

Early-attested site in the Parish of Skirwith

Historical Forms

  • Scaling' in Skyrwyt 1292 Ass
  • Schaling 1332 SR
  • Schallyng 1393 Pat
  • Skayllyn 1541 MinAcct

Etymology

A compound of skáli and eng .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement