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