Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Uhtredescal(e), Huctredescal(e) 1241 Percy

• Ughtershaw(e) 1540 MinAcct 1695 M

• Ughtirshey 1598 Skp

• Owghtershawe 1551,1556 WillY

• Outersha 1657 WillS

• Outershaw 1702 PRHub

• Ughtred Shuttleworth 1618 FF118

Etymology

'Ūhtrēd's copse', v. sceaga . The earliest spelling appears to be ON  skáli 'a shieling', but this may be an AN  inverted spelling which could arise when -aga and -áli had both been vocalised to -aw . The pers.n. is OE  Ūhtrēd , which is common in Craven in the twelfth century (YCh vii passim ) and long continued in use in Y (as in Ughtred Shuttleworth 1618 FF 118).