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.

South Skirlaugh

Major Settlement in the Parish of Swine

Historical Forms

  • Sc(h)irelai, Schirle, Scherle 1086 DB
  • Skirlagh 1246 Ass
  • Suthskirlaghe 1240 FF
  • South Skyrlaugh 1568 FF

Etymology

with other forms and meaning similar to North Skirlaugh supra 49.