Scropton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Foston and Scropton
Historical Forms
- Scrotun 1086 DB
- Scropton(e) late11th,c.1141 Tutbury 1232 FF 1275 RH 1281 Ass 1286 SaltCh 1287 AD
- Cropton 1296 Ipm 1298 Cl
- Scroperton (sic) 1380 Gaunt
- Schropton 1538 Bemrose
- Scrapton 1577 Saxton 1610 Speed 1767 Burdett
Etymology
'Skropi's farm', v. tūn .
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- Coplow Lane
- Fostonheath
- Foston Mill
- Green Ends Lane
- Guinea Fm
- Hay Lane
- Heath Ho
- Home Fm
- Lawn Fm
- Lemon's Holme
- Maidensley Fm
- Netherclose Lane
- Pennywaste
- Puddingbag Covert
- The Rhymes
- Rough Wood
- Roundabout Covert
- Sweet Holme
- Foston Brook
- Wood Ho
- Barehurst Fm
- Breach Gorse, Breach Lane
- Brook Ho
- Broomhill
- Broom's Lane
- The Churchleys
- Conygree Wood
- The Coppice
- Foston Hall
- Jackson's Plantation