English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Cackleshaw

Other OS name in the Parish of Keighley

Historical Forms

  • Cackeleshawe 1620 PRKy
  • Cackelshay 1636 ib
  • Cackwelshey 1641,1647 ib

Etymology

, Cackeleshawe 1620 PRKy, Cackelshay 1636 ib,Cackwelshey 1641, 1647 ib , v. sceaga ' copse ' ; the first el . may be ME kakele ' a cackler ' , no doubt as a nickname .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement