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Scawton

hamlet · North Yorkshire

Old NorseAI-generated

Scawton is named from the Old Norse personal name Skarði and the Old English word 'tun' meaning a farmstead or village. It refers to a settlement associated with Skarði.

Word origins

Scaw
Old Norserocky outcrop(from Skarði "personal name")
ton
Old Englishfarmstead, village(from tun "farmstead, village")

Historical forms

Scartona · Scartone