Shakenhurst
Early-attested site in the Parish of Bayton
Historical Forms
- Shakenhurst, Sakehurst 1255 Ass
- Shekenhull, She(c)kenhurste 1275 Ass 1302 FF 1304 Pat 1327 SR 1330 FF 1622 Wills 1673 FF
Etymology
'Scæcca's wooded hill,' v hyrst . The pers. name Scæcca is not on independent record in OE but is found in scæccan halh in Grimley (Wo), BCS 1139, and is cognate with OGer Scacca (Förstemann PN 1303), ON Skakki .