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.

Skirse Gill Beck & Skirse Gill Bridge

Other OS name in the Parish of Burnsall

Historical Forms

  • Shircegayre (sic for Shircegayle) 12 Font
  • Skirsgill Bridge 1840 TA209

Etymology

, Shircegayre (sic for Shircegayle )12Font, Skirsgill Bridge 1840TA 209 , probably ON  skyrsi ' a monster ' , geil ' ravine ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name