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.

Underskiddaw

Major Settlement in the Parish of Underskiddaw

Historical Forms

  • subtus Skedow 1508 Cocker
  • Undr Skedow 1567 PR(Crosth)
  • under Skiddey 1629 PR(Dacre)
  • Under-Skiddow 1663 Terrier

Etymology

v. Skiddaw (supra 319).