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.

Shaw

Other OS name in the Parish of Long Preston

Historical Forms

  • Shawyate 1716 Raist
  • Shaw Farm 1841 TA

Etymology

, Shawyate 1716Raist , Shaw Farm 1841TA , cf. le Shay close 1538MinAcct , v. sceaga ' copse ' .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site