Skircoat
The Skircoat district of Calderdale lies to the south of
Halifax.
It includes, or has included, all or parts of
Bolton Brow,
Burnley Road,
Copley,
Heath,
Highroad Well,
King Cross,
Salterhebble,
Shaw Hill,
Skircoat Green,
and
Sowerby Bridge.
The name was originally Schircotes and means buildings on
the rocks, or, possibly bright buildings.
The name has been spelled in many ways, including
Schircotes,
Skircotes,
Skyecotes,
and
Skyrcotes.
In the 13th century, the land was granted to the Earl Warren, and
then passed to the Savile family.
This was an independent township before being absorbed by the
Borough of Halifax in 1892.
Pronunciation:
The word sounds like skir-cət with the stress on the
first syllable, and the final syllable has the neutral
schwa
vowel
Some sites, sights and other entries for Skircoat |
Albert Park, Skircoat
All Saints' Voluntary School, Skircoat
Birdcage, Skircoat
Bowling Green, Skircoat
Brantwood, Skircoat
Clover Hill Farm, Skircoat
Copley Arms, Skircoat
Cownell, Skircoat
Darcey Hey, Skircoat
Elmwood, Skircoat
Heath Park, Skircoat
Heath Royd, Skircoat
The High Trees, Skircoat
Manor Heath Park, Skircoat
Merlewood, Skircoat
Moorlands, Skircoat
New Church, Skircoat
Oakleigh, Skircoat
Pearson House, Skircoat
Royds Farm, Skircoat
|
Shaw Hill House, Halifax
Skircoat Board of Guardians
Skircoat Bus Garage, Halifax
Skircoat constables
Skircoat Cotton Manufacturing Company
Skircoat Green
Skircoat Library
Skircoat Moor Quarries, Halifax
Skircoat Moor, Halifax
Skircoat Race Course
Skircoat Society for the Prosecution of Felons
Skircoat Workhouse
Skircoat, Sowerby & Soyland, Prosecution Society
Manor of Skircoat
South Cottage, Skircoat
Sparrow Park, Skircoat
Stafford House, Skircoat
Thorp Fountain, Skircoat Moor
Whitegatefoot, Skircoat
Willow Edge, Skircoat
Willow Field, Skircoat
Wood Hall, Skircoat
Woodhouse, Skircoat
The Bentley family of Halifax & Skircoat
The Waterhouse family of Skircoat
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See
Population and
Parish statistics
©
Malcolm Bull
2022
Revised 14:38 / 14th September 2022 / 6329
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