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Shaw Booth

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Shaw(e)booth 1600 WCR11d 1653 WillS

Etymology

, Shaw (e )booth 1600WCR 11d, 1653 WillS ; the first el . is probably the local surname Shaw ( Richard Shawe was party to a transaction relating to this property in 1600WCR 11d ) ; v. bōth ' booth, shed ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name