Uckerby
Major Settlement in the Parish of Bolton on Swale
Historical Forms
- Ukerby 1198 Fount
- Huckerby c.1250 Easby
- Ukkerby 1285 KI c.1300 RichReg 1400 YI
Etymology
Professor Ekwall tentatively suggests that the first element of this difficult name is an ON pers. name Út -kári formed from ON út 'out' and Kári in the same way as Útsteinn was formed from út and Steinn . v. by .