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.

Skydes

Other OS name in the Parish of Alston

Historical Forms

  • Skydes 1632 Derwent
  • Skides 1634 1713 PR
  • Skidds 1735 Derwent

Etymology

is Skydes 1632Derwent , Skides 1634 ib., 1713 PR, Skidds 1735Derwent . Possibly the plural of ON skíð , ' billet of wood , ' though the origin of such a name is not obvious .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement