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.

Eskeleth

Early-attested site in the Parish of Arkengarthdale

Historical Forms

  • Exherlede 1280 YI
  • Eskerlythe 1342 VCH

Etymology

The forms of the name are too late to make any certain suggestion as to the first element. The second is clearly hlið.