Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Scroutebi c. 1020 (14 Sawyer 1528) ASWills 25

• Scrouteby c. 1020 (l. 13 Sawyer 1528) ASWills 25

• Scroutebei, Scroteby, Scroutebey 1086 DB

• Scrotebi 1195 Cur

• Scrouteby 1202to1403 FF 1219 Fees 1220 1226–7 NCReg 1230,1242 P 1250to1286 Ass 1275 RH 1285,1304,1323 Ipm c.1300 Bodl 1300,1372 BM 1302to1428 FA 1330 1346,1393 Pat 1418,1428 AD 1423 Fine

• Scroteby 1209,1219 FF 1214 Cur

• Scruteby c.1230 NCReg 1285 Ipm

• Scroutesby 1257,1286 Ass

• Scorteby 1257 ib

• Scroutebi 1284 AD

• Scrutebi 1285 Ipm

• Scrowteby 1311 NfRec 1324 HMC 1330 Ipm 1401–2 FA 1524 AD 1535 VE

• Scroutby c.1390 AD 1468 Bodl

• Scrowtby 1401–2 FA 1547 AD

• Scroudeby 1455–9 Past

• Scrowby 1477,c.1479 ib

• Skrowby 1524 AD

• Scrotby 1535 VE 1576 AD

• Scrotbye 1548 Pat 1570 AD

Etymology

'Skrauti's bȳ'. Skrauti 'a showy, magnificent person, one who is fond of display' is evidenced as an OWScand pers.n. (v. Lindkvist 164); it has also been found on a Danish rune stone (aft skrauta on the Älleköpinge stone); v. Feilitzen 366, Sandred 1988: 17, Insley 336 f. The parish church of Scratby All Saints was demolished in 1548 and the parish united to that of Ormesby (v. EAA 51: 54, 161).