Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Shahe John Orm2 1622

• Schawe H3 AddCh

• la Schawe, le Schawe 1290,1311 Ipm l13 Sheaf

• la schaw, le schaw 1316 MidCh

• Schaue 1330 Ipm

• (le) Shaw(e) 1313,1316,1317 MidCh 1466 ChRR

• the Hall of (the) Shaw(e) 1621 Orm2 1656 Vern 1663,1668

• Hall o' th' Shaw 1831 Bry

• le Sagh(e) 1287 Court 1327 ChRR

• (le) Shagh(e) 1289 Cre 1307,1319,c.1320 MidCh 1456 Rich

• (le) Swagh 1329 MidCh

• (le) Schaugh 1362 Vern

Etymology

'(Hall at) the wood', v. sc(e)aga, hall . This is the origin of a widespread Ch family, and much of the material is derived from the forms of the local surname used by the Coppenhall and Middlewich houses.