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.

Skyreholme

Early-attested site in the Parish of Burnsall

Historical Forms

  • Skerome 1540 MinAcct
  • Skirme 1561 PRBrn
  • Skyrome 1592 WillY
  • Skyrom als. Skyreholme 1602,1610 FF
  • Skirmgill 1689 PRBrn

Etymology

Skyreholme, Skerome 1540MinAcct , Skirme 1561 PRBrn, Skyrome 1592 WillY, Skyrom als. Skyreholme 1602, 1610 FF, Skirmgill 1689 PRBrn. 'Bright water-meadow', v. skírr , holmr .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name