Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• uadum de Scithere 1150–60 Dane

• aque de schitre a1170 NCot e13

• super Schitaram (sic) p1170 e13 ib

• in filum aque de Scitre, in filum aque de Schiter p1186 Dane

• aqua de Scytre Hy2 NCot e13

• aquæ de Scittra 1190 Dugdvi 1301

• in filum aque de Schytere c.1190 Dane

• scitter John HarlCh

• aque de Schitre e13 Yarb

• aque q' uocat' Scitter e13 HarlCh

• “the water of” Skitere 1219 FF

• skitre eHy3 NCot e13

• aquam de Skittre Hy3 HarlCh

• aque de Skiter 1260 Gox l14

• ad filum de Scitter Ed1 HarlCh

• aque de Skittre 1307 NCot

• Skyter 1342 Cl

• aque de Skyttere 1381 Yarb

• Skytter 1536 LPxi

Etymology

SKITTER BECK, uadum de Scithere 1150–60 Dane, aque de schitre a1170 (e13) NCot , super Schitaram (sic)p1170 (e13) ib , in filum aque de Scitre , in filum aque de Schiter p1186 Dane, aqua de Scytre Hy2 (e13) NCot , aquæ de Scittra 1190 (1301) Dugd vi, in filum aque de Schytere c.1190 Dane, scitter JohnHarlCh , aque de Schitre e13Yarb , aque q ' uocat ' Scitter e13HarlCh , “the water of ” Skitere 1219 FF, skitre eHy3 (e13) NCot , aquam de Skittre Hy3HarlCh , aque de Skiter 1260 (l14) Gox , ad filum de Scitter Ed1HarlCh , aque de Skittre 1307NCot , “the bailiffs of …” Skyter 1342 Cl, aque de Skyttere 1381Yarb , Skytter 1536 LP xi, derived from OE  scitere 'a sewer, a stream used as an open sewer', with OE  initial sh - replaced by Scand. sk -. It is today the name of the stream forming the boundary between Ulceby and Killingholme, called New Beck Drain in Keelby upstream and downstream East Halton Beck, whose outfall is at East Halton Skitter supra . The forms, derived from various parishes adjoining, are presented together for convenience.