Scarnet Wood
Early-attested site in the Parish of Ripley
Historical Forms
- Scarnwah 1482 RipAct
- Skarne Wath 1576 Wheater
- Askwin Wath als. Scaro Wath 1767 Comm
Etymology
Scarnet Wood, Scarnwah 1482 RipAct, Skarne Wath 1576 Wheater, Askwin Wath als. Scaro Wath 1767 Comm. 'Dirty ford, v. skarn 'filth', vað . The site of the old ford across Thornton Beck is marked on 6″ O.S. (137 SW): it is actually in Ripley about ½ mile upstream from Scarah Bridge and about 100 yards from Scarnet Wood.Askwin - may be an old pers.n.; Scaro - is influenced by the form of Scarah Bridge 102infra .
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Whipley Hall, Whipley Moor
- Scarah Bridge
- Scarah Fm, Scarah Mill, Scarah Moor
- Burnt Yates
- Oakdale
- Round Fleets
- Spruisty Hill, Spruisty Hall
- Birthwaite Ho
Other OS name
- Law Lane
- Swale Hall(lost)
- Grain Beck
- Killinghall Bridge, Killinghall Moor
- Levens Green, Levens Hall
- Long Crag
- Lund Lane
- Maltkiln Hill
- Mill Goit
- Moorland Fm
- Myer's Green
- Oaker Bank Ho
- Penny Pot Lane
- Pickersgill Lane
- Picking Croft
- Pot Bridge Fm
- Red Ho
- Saltergate Beck
- White Ho
- Birch Wood
- Hop Bank
- Shepherd Wood
- West Ho
- Hazel Croft
- Warren Top
- Broxholme
- Chimney Barn
- Coldbeck Wood
- Cross (site)
- Hollybank Wood
- Long Garth
- Kilngreen Wood
- Spinner Lane
- Whipley Lane
- Hollins
- Westfield Ho
- Bedlam
- Beck Side Ho
- Clint Hall
- Collin Wood
- Deb Well
- Hall Fm
- Hark Hill Nook
- High House Fm
- High Rails Fm
- Hill Top
- Pye Lane
- Throstle Nest Fm
- Whipley Moor
- Bardner Wood
- Cow Dyke Beck
- Crag Hill
- Dike Bottom
- Four Lane Ends
- Shutt Nook
- Blue Bank
- Miller Rash
- Newton Beck
- Newton Wath Bridge
- Ripley Beck
- Ripley Castle
- Ripley Park
- Sadler Carr
- Slate Rigg Fm
- Tom Hill
- Yarmer Head