Screveton

English

Etymology

From Old English sċīrġerēfa (“sheriff, chief officer of a shire”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”); the initial Sc-, instead of Sh-, is due to Scandinavian influence.

Proper noun

Screveton

1. A village and civil parish in Rushcliffe district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK7343).

Related terms

• Screaton

References

• Survey of English Place-Names