Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Schircotes, Schyrcotes 13 ADiv 1286 WCR

• Schircot 1548 PRHfx

• Shirekotes 1276 RH

• Skircote, Skyrcote 13 YDvii 1277 WCR 1305 Abbr 1325 WCR 1337 YDvii 1367 FF 1654 YDvii

• Skirkote 1430 Pat

• Skircot(t) 1533 Testvi 1534 YDi

• Skircotes, Skyrcotes 13 Lewes296 1307 WCR 1309 Ext 1379 PT

• Skirkotes 1316 Vill

• Sckyrecote 1274 WCR

• Skyrecotes 1297 WCR

• Skircoite 1535 VE 1550 WillY 1573 YDii

• Skercot(e) 1556 FF 1560 PRHfx

Etymology

'The bright cottage(s)', v. scīr 2 (replaced by ON  skírr), cot ; on the dial. form -coite cf. Phonol. § 28.