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.

Skelding

Major Settlement in the Parish of Ripon

Historical Forms

  • Schel(e)dene(heued) 1154–91 RegAlbi,65d,71d,ii,57d 1175 Font 1298 YI
  • Schelbecdeneheued 1170–9 RegAlbi,72
  • Skeldon 1328 Hom 1379 PT 1605 FF
  • Skeldinge 1549 MinAcct 1568 WillY
  • Skeldenhead(e) 1580,1593 PRRip
  • Scheldale 1180–90 Fount

Etymology

'Valley of the R. Skell (RNs.)', v. denu , hēafod 'head of a valley'. The valley is also called Scheldale 1180–90 Fount (v. dæl ).

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site