The story
From Old English sċeald (“shallow”) + forde (“ford”). Doublet of Shalford and Shelford. The alteration of /ʃ/ to /sk/ is down to Old Norse influence.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Scalford
Today it means: A village and civil parish in Melton borough, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK7624). Full definition →