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.

Skirwith

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bentham

Historical Forms

  • Skyrhouth, Scyrhaut 1306 YI
  • Skerawth, Skyrhow 1379 PT
  • Skerith 1615 PR
  • Skirrith 1724 ib

Etymology

Skirwith, Skyrhouth , Scyrhaut 1306 YI, Skerawth , Skyrhow 1379 PT (p), Skerith 1615 PR, Skirrith 1724 ib. 'The bright headland', v. skírr , hǫfuð .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement