Screveton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Screveton
Historical Forms
- Screvetone 1086 DB
- Screveton(e) 1202 P t.John Abbr 1210 Cur 1211 FF
- Schreveton 1203 RegAntiq 1280 Ass
- Skreveton 1269 FF
- Screvintone, Escreventone 1086 DB
- Scriveton 1200 Cur
- Skriveton 1276 RH
- Screton in the Clay 1323 FF
- Skreton 1366,1390 1474 Pat
- Screyton 1535 VE
- Screton al. Screveton 1565 FF
- Screveton al. Screton 1613 Wills
Etymology
'Farm of or belonging to the sheriff,' from OE scīr -gerēfan tūn .The initial Sc - is due to Scandinavian influence, v. Introd. xxiii.