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Survey of English Place-Names

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Falshaw Wood

Other OS name in the Parish of Gisburn

Historical Forms

  • Faltathe (sic) c.1285 Puds

Etymology

, Faltathe (sic)c. 1285 Puds , probably (ge)fall ' felling of trees ' , sceaga ' copse ' , cf. Falshey 121supra .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site