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.

Skelderskew

Early-attested site in the Parish of Guisborough

Historical Forms

  • Schelderscoh 1119,1129,a.1199 Guis 1170–90 YCh
  • Skelderschog 1239 Guis
  • Skelderschuthe 1285 KI
  • Skelderskayg' 1301 LS
  • Skilderskew 1577 Saxton
  • Skelderskew 1623 NR

Etymology

The first element is probably the ON  pers. name Skjǫldr , gen. Skjaldar (LindBN). v. skogr .