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.

Selside

Early-attested site in the Parish of Horton in Ribblesdale

Historical Forms

  • Selesat 1086 DB
  • Seleseta, Selesete 1190,1194(1411) Ch 1220 Furn
  • Seleseth 1200,1209,1251 ib
  • Selessete 1189–94,1190,1401 ib
  • Seleseth 1256 ib
  • Selset 1634 PRClp
  • Selside 1541 WillY 1693 YASDd

Etymology

Selside, Selesat 1086 DB, Seleseta , Selesete 1190, 1194 (1411) Ch, 1220 Furn, Seleseth 1200, 1209, 1251 ib, Selessete 1189–94, 1190, 1401 ib, Seleseth 1256 ib, Selset 1634 PRClp, Selside 1541 WillY, 1693YAS Dd 100. 'Shieling near the willow(s)', v. selja , sǽtr , cf. Selside We, Selesate 1190–1220 Cockers.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement