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.

Scawthorpe

Early-attested site in the Parish of Cayton

Historical Forms

  • Scagestorp, Scagetorp 1086 DB

Etymology

'Skagi's village' v. þorp . Cf. ON  Skagi (LindBN), ODan  Skaghi (Nielsen).

Places in the same Parish