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Manships Shaw

Early-attested site in the Parish of Gatton

Historical Forms

  • Menship's Shaw 1838 TA

Etymology

Manships Shaw (6″) is so named in 1770 (Deed ), and is Menship 's Shaw 1838TA . This almost certainly contains OE  (ge )mǣnscipe , 'community.' previously found in Mansditch (PN D 130). Cf. Manships infra 386.