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.

Skythorns

Other OS name in the Parish of Kildwick

Historical Forms

  • Skye Thorn 1817 M

Etymology

, Skye Thorn 1817 M , probably ' bright thorns ' ( v. skírr , þorn ) as in Skythorns 105infra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name