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.

Scaws

Other OS name in the Parish of Penrith

Historical Forms

  • Skawe 1567 ADvi
  • the Skawe 1606 Ct
  • the Skow, the Skoe 1677 Rental

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Skawe 1567 AD vi, the Skawe 1606Ct , the Skow , the Skoe 1677Rental . v. skógr .