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Survey of English Place-Names

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Evershaw (Fm)

Early-attested site in the Parish of Biddlesden

Historical Forms

  • Evresel 1086 DB
  • Euersache Hyii BM
  • Eureshæ 1199 HarlCh85C25
  • Heuersæ c.1200 HarlCh85C24
  • Euersag c.1200 HarlCh85C22
  • Evershage 1200 Cur
  • Euershawe 1227 FF

Etymology

OE  eofor-sceaga , 'boar-wood or -thicket,' v. eofor , sceaga .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement