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.

Owlshaw

Other OS name in the Parish of Gisburn

Historical Forms

  • Awleshey 1580 WillY
  • Owlsha 1771 M

Etymology

, 1822 Langd , Awleshey 1580 WillY, Owlsha 1771 M , ' owl-haunted wood ' , v. ūle , sceaga .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site