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East Halton Skitter

Early-attested site in the Parish of East Halton

Historical Forms

  • Skyter lHy3 Gox l14
  • Halton Skitter 1824 O 1842 White

Etymology

EAST HALTON SKITTER, Skyter lHy3 (l14) Gox , Halton Skitter 1824 O, 1842 White, cf. Skytterferre 1542 LP xvii, skitterferrye m16Cragg , Ferrey voc ' Skytter Ferrey 1568–70MinAcct , le Ferrey vocat ' Skitterffery 1589–91ib , Skitterferrye 1605–7ib , passag ' aque de Humber vocat ' Skitter Ferrie 1618–20ib , the Skitter Ferry 1804EnclA , the Skitter ferry house 1817Map , the Ferry over the River Humber at Skitter in the Parish of East Halton 1827Brad , Skitter Ferry House 1828 Bry, Ferry 1833Yarb , and cf. molendini de Scitra c.1155 Dane, molendini de Scihere (sic), molendini de Schitere 1155–60 Dane, molendini de Scithre 1160–66 Dane, molendinum de Scittra super Humbram 1190 (1301) Dugd vi, molendino de Skiter 1219 Ass, del molin de Skyttre en Vlseby e14HarlCh , Skitermilne 1312 Cl, Skytermylne 1440 Visit, molendi (sic)de Skytter 1540Cragg , “the hamlets of Skittermilne and Skitterferye ” 1541–43 LDRH, Skyttermylle 1542 LP xvii, skylter Mylnes (sic)Hy8 ib xxi, skytter mylne 1557Inv , mol 'i aquatici voc ' Skittermille 1568–70MinAcct , Skittermylne 1589–91ib , Skitter milne 1605–7, 1618–20ib , Skitter Milles 1609Inv , Skitter Mills 1652ib , Skitter milles 1671ib and Skitter milne haven 1613MinAcct , named from Skitter Beck, under Ulceby parish infra .The lower reaches of Skitter Beck are called East Halton Beck and East Halton Skitter is the outfall into the R. Humber.