English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Brayshaw

Early-attested site in the Parish of Gisburn

Historical Forms

  • Bradschae 1205–11 Sawl11d
  • Brades(c)akbroc 13 ib
  • Brayshay 1581 WillY
  • Brashey 1603–1632 PRGis
  • Brashaw 1639 ib

Etymology

Brayshaw, Bradschae 1205–11Sawl 11d, Brades (c )akbroc 13 ib 108, Brayshay 1581 WillY, Brashey 1603–1632 PRGis (freq ), Brashaw 1639 ib. 'Broad copse', v. brād , sceaga .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site