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

Major Settlement in the Parish of Shaw cum Donnington

Historical Forms

  • Sagas c.1080 France
  • Essages 1086 DB
  • Shage 1167 P 1327 SR
  • Sages 1186 P 1231 Bract c.1250
  • Saghe 1199 HunterFines 1275–6 RH
  • Sagnes 1203 P
  • Shawes 1241 Ass 1343 Fine
  • Sawe 1242–3 Fees
  • Shaue 1284 Ass 1363 Fine
  • Schahe 1294 SR
  • Shagwe 1306 Ipm

Etymology

v. sc(e)aga 'small wood, shaw'. The final -s of a number of forms should probably be disregarded for the etymology, cf. Barnes Sr 11–12, Staines Mx 18–19.