Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Sciftintone 1086 DB

• Sceftinton' c.1130 LeicSurv 1165 P 1252 Fees 1279 Coram

• Sceftintun' 1226 Cur c.1250 Laz 1404

• Sceftenton' c.1130 LeicSurv

• Skeftenton 1220 MHW 1280,1282 Pat

• Scheftinton' 1179,1181 P c.1275 Laz 1404 RH 1276 MiD 1294 Ipm 1310

• Scheftintonam c.1160 Dane

• Scheftynton 1274 RGrav

• Scheftyngton' 1262 Ass 1290 Inqaqd 1317 Rut

• Schef(f)tington' c.1250 Laz 1404 CRCart l.13 LCDeeds c.1292 Pat 1303 Laz e.14 1404

• Scaftintona 1177,1178 ChancR

• Scaftinton' 1187,1191 P 1211,1212 et freq

• Scaftintone 1224 RHug

• Schaftinton' 1177,1178,1188 P

• Scheffyngt(h)on' 1290 Inqaqd 1381 SR 1406 Wyg

• Skeftintun' 1231 Cl 1232×47 Rut

• Skeftinton' 1209 For 1219 Cur 1242 RGros a.1250 Laz 1404 LCDeeds 1293 1300 RTemple 1316,1363

• Skeftintone l.13 Peake

• Skeftynton 1258 Ch 1309 Ipm 1338,1356 Pat

• Skeftyntona c.1306 Wyg

• Skeftington' 1230 P 1247 Fees 1248 Rut 1327 1332 RTemple 1344 Ass 1372 Banco

• Skeftincton' Hy3 Crox Edw1 CroxR

• Skeftinkton' 1311 Rut

• Skeftyngton 1277 Banco 1281 Ass 1316 Peake 1317 Ipm 1348 Pat 1369 Ipm

• Skef(f)inton 1261 Cur 1324 QuR 1350 Pat

• Skef(f)ynton 1345 1349 Inqaqd 1428 FA 1478 Pat

• Skef(f)yngton' 1327 SR 1328 Banco 1409 LCh 1440 Pat 1472 Peake

• Skeffington 1452 Banco 1613 LML

• Skeuyngton' 1411 Wyg 1473 CCR 1473

• Skevyngton 1434 Pat 1471 Hazlerigg 1539,1541 MinAccts

• Skevington 1519 EpCB 1520 Rental 1533 AAS 1718 LML

Etymology

'The village, estate associated with or called after a man named Sceaft', v. -ingtūn . The initial consonant Sh - of the OE  pers.n. Sceaft was subsequently Scandinavianized to Sk -.