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.

Scholebrook

Early-attested site in the Parish of Birstall

Historical Forms

  • Sculebroc 1229 Ebor
  • Sculbruke 1430 Stansf
  • Sculbroke 1529 TestLds
  • Scolebruk 1457 WillY

Etymology

Scholebrook, Sculebroc 1229 Ebor, Sculbruke 1430 Stansf, Sculbroke 1529 TestLds, Scolebruk 1457 WillY. 'Skuli's brook', from the ON  pers.n. Skúli (well-evidenced in ME, cf. NP 124, ZEN 77) and brōc.The modern form has been influenced by such names as Scholes, Scholecroft, etc.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement