Skeeby
Major Settlement in the Parish of Easby
Historical Forms
- Schirebi 1086 DB
- Schittebi 1187 P
- Scytheby, Skytheby 12 RichReg 1301 LS
- Schiteby, Skiteby 1205 OblR 1231 Ass
- Sketeby 1396 Pap
- Sketheby 1421 YI
- Skebye 1565,1574 FF
Etymology
'Skithi's farm' from the ON pers. n. Skíði and by. On the modern form cf. Upleatham 153supra .