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.

Silkland

Early-attested site in the Parish of Buckland Brewer

Historical Forms

  • Silkeland 1238 Ass
  • Sulkeland 1249 Ass
  • Sulkelonde 1330,1333 SR

Etymology

Cf. Silkhay (Do), Selkeheye 1333SR (p), with mention of Andrew Selk in the same parish.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement