Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Scalewra 12 RegAlbiii,19 c.1208 YDv 1246 Ass47 c.1263 YDv 1299 Bolt

• Scaleuura e.13 YDv

• Scalewray 1490 ib

• Schalw(a)ra 13,1323 YDvi

• Schallewra 1333 ib

• Scalwra, Skalwra 1293 YI 1355 YAS 1409 YDv

• Skalwray 1490,1496 YDvi

• Skalwray als. Skarey 1588 FF

• Scallewra, Skallewra 1304,1385 YDv

• Scallewora 1306 ib

• Over Scallewray, Neder Scallewray 1457 1474 YDvi

• Scaweray als. Scaveray als. Scawerey 1460 Pat

• Scaueray als. Scaluerey als. Stubham parke 1587 YDvi

• Stubham als. Scalverley 1616 FF

Etymology

'Nook of land with a shieling', v. skáli , vrá , cf. Scarah Fm 102infra , Scarrowhill Cu 79. The exact position is unknown but the later references make it clear that it was in the neighbourhood of Stubham infra .