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.

Sceughmire

Other OS name in the Parish of Orton

Historical Forms

  • Scudmires 1681 PR
  • Skew mire 1682 ib
  • Schewmires 1712 ib

Etymology

is Scudmires 1681 PR, Skew mire 1682 ib.,Schewmires 1712 ib . v. skógr , mýrr .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement