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.

Coneyshaws

Early-attested site in the Parish of Leeds

Historical Forms

  • Conyng(e)shagh 1323 MinAcct 1341 Chapt
  • Conyng(e)shagh flat 1425 Rent
  • Conynshawe 1425 ib
  • Conny Shaw(e) (Leas) 1612 Surv 1652 LdsMan
  • Coneshawe 1633 WillTN

Etymology

Coneyshaws (lost), 1735 LdsM, Conyng (e )shagh 1323MinAcct , 1341 Chapt 84, Conyng (e )shagh flat 1425 Rent, Conynshawe 1425 ib, Conny Shaw (e ) (Leas )1612 Surv, 1652 LdsMan, Coneshawe 1633 WillTN. 'Rabbit copse', v. coni(ng), sceaga .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name