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Broad Shaw

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Brodeshaye 1587 Stansf
  • Brodishawe 1627 HAS

Etymology

, 1780 Wad 106 , Brodeshaye 1587 Stansf, Brodishawe 1627 HAS 31, 139 , ' broad copse ' , v. brād , sceaga ; cf. Small Shaw infra , which is nearby .

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Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement