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.

Ellershaw

Other OS name in the Parish of Thornton in Lonsdale

Historical Forms

  • Ellershagh 1325 Puds
  • Ellerschawe 1379 PT

Etymology

, Ellershagh 1325 Puds, Ellerschawe 1379 PT (p) , ' alder copse ' , v. elri , sceaga .

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