South Scarle
Major Settlement in the Parish of South Scarle
Historical Forms
- Scornelei 1086 DB
- Scarlai, Scarl' 1147 EHRxxxv
- Scarla 1163 RegAntiq 1175 P
- Suthscarl' 1240 Cl
- Suth Scarle 1260,1275 FF 1330 Ass
- Suthscarll' 1280 ib
- Southscarle 1352 Pat 1372 FF
- Skarle 1268,1300 Ebor 1280 Ass 1327 SR
- Scharle 1330 Ass 1333 SR
- Southscharle 1333 SR 1342 NI
- Sharle 1335 Ass
- South Skaryll 1557 Wills
- Southe Skerell 1567 ib
Etymology
In spite of the o in the DB form, this name may possibly go back to OE scearn lēage , 'dung wood or clearing,' the initial [sk] being due to Scandinavian influence, v. Introd. xxiii. South to distinguish from North Scarle in Lincolnshire.