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Scraith & Scraith Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Sheffield

Historical Forms

  • Scryhcrest (sic) 1452 Norf
  • Screth 1557 WillY
  • Skreath 1588 1591 FF
  • Screath Wood 1675 SheffMisc
  • Scraith 1817 M

Etymology

Scraith & Scraith Wood, Scryhcrest (sic)1452Norf , Screth 1557 WillY, Skreath 1588 ib, 1591 FF, Screath Wood 1675 SheffMisc, Scraith 1817 M; v. skrið , skreið 'a land-slide, scree'; the first spelling appears to represent scrith-hirst (v. hyrst 'wood'); Skreath is from skriða (with lengthening of -i - to -ē - in the open syllable), but the modern Scraith would be from the related skreið ; it was the name of a steep bank.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name