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Shay's Fm & Shay's Lane, Shay's Lane Brook

Other OS name in the Parish of Over & Whitegate

Historical Forms

  • Shaw Farm, Shaw Lane & Shaw Brook 1842 OS

Etymology

, Shaw Farm , Shaw Lane & Shaw Brook 1842 OS , cf. Shay Corner & Shay Cover 1831 Bry , Big Shay , Shay Field & Shay Meadow 1846TA , and Kay's Fm supra , from scaga , sceaga ' a copse ' , with corner , cover , lane and brōc . The brook becomes Chesterlane Brook186infra .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site