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Survey of English Place-Names

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Scagglethorpe

Major Settlement in the Parish of Settrington

Historical Forms

  • Scachetorp 1086 DB
  • Scaketorp 1207 FF
  • Scakilt(h)orp, Scakelt(h)orp 1154–9 Kirkham 1204 Ass 1297 LS 1411 YD
  • Skakilt(h)orp 1247 FF 1418 YI
  • Schakilthorp(e), Schakelthorp(e), Schakylthorp(e) 1154–81 Kirkham 1285 1305 YI
  • Scakerthorp 1208 Ass
  • Shakilthorp 1356 FF
  • Scagilthorpe 1441 BM
  • Skaglethorp 1475 Test
  • Scaggylthorpe 1560 FF
  • Skagilthorpe 1607 FF

Etymology

'Skakel 's village,' v. þorp . The pers. name is OScand  Skakul (OWScand  Skǫkull , OSwed  *Skakul , Skakle ). Cf. Skeckling supra 34. Some of the early forms would appear to have Engl  sch substituted for OScand  sk , perhaps through the influence of Engl  shackle .

Places in the same Parish