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 Plantation

Early-attested site in the Parish of Boltons

Historical Forms

  • Ellerschogh 1334 MinAcct

Etymology

'Alder wood,' v. elri , skógr . The second element has been anglicised.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement