Scaldwell
Major Settlement in the Parish of Scaldwell
Historical Forms
- Sca(l)de(s)welle 1086 DB
- Schaudewelle 1199 FF
- Scaldewell(e) 12th Survey 1428 FA
- Skaldewell(e) 1301 FF 1313 Ipm
- Schaldewell(e) 1241 Cl 1284 FA 1285 Ass 1290,1325 Cl
- Scaldewell al. Schaldewell 1325 Ipm
- Shaldewell 1298 Cl
Etymology
'Shallow spring,' v. sceald , wielle . The initial sk - sound is due to Scandinavian influence, v. Introd. xxiii. The place probably takes its name from a spring still to be found in the village (LG 206).