Birkenshaw
Major Settlement in the Parish of Birstall
Historical Forms
- Birkenestawe (sic for Birkenescawe) 13 Brett
- Birkens(c)hawe 1274 WCR 1604 FF
- Birkenshagh(e) 1327 WCR 1402 FA
- Birkinshay(e), Byrkinshay(e), Birkynshay(e) 1288 YDi 1534 WillY
- Birkins(c)hawe 1307 WCR 1545 FF
- Birkinshage 1317 YDii
- Birkinschagh 1313 WCR
- Burkingshaw 1666 Arm
Etymology
'Birchen wood', v. bircen (with -k - due to ON influence), sceaga .
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Low Moor
- Odsal
- Reevy Beacon Hill, Reevy Hall, Reevy Hill Top
- Royds Hall
- Toftshaw
- Wibsey
- Popeley Ho
- Oakenshaw
- Popplewell
- Scholes
- Spen
- Holme
- Ringshaw Beck
- Ryecroft
- Scholebrook
- Shawfield
- Westgate Hill
- Fearnley
- Howden Clough
- Oakwell
- Adwalton
- Stubley
- East Bierley
- Blacup
- Hightown
- Littletown
- Robert Town
Other OS name
- Acre Ho
- Bank Foot, Bank Top
- Beck Hill
- Bell Ho
- Bierley Hall
- Blackshaw Beck
- Brayshaw Fold
- Brearcliffe St
- Brogden Ho
- Brow Fm
- Brown Royd Hill
- Busk Ing Fm
- Buttershaw
- Carr Ho, Carr Wood
- Chapel Fold
- Cheesecake Ho
- Cock Royd
- Collier Row
- Coll Place
- Cringles
- Croft Ho
- Currer Ho
- Dean Beck
- Dean Ho
- Delf Hill
- Edge End
- Fiddler Hill
- Folly Hall
- Frogmoor Terrace
- Gannerthorpe Wood
- Glenholm
- Gracy Fold
- Green End
- Hardy Fold
- Highfield
- Hill Stones Delph
- Holly Bank Ho, Holly Hall
- Horse Close
- Low Town End
- Merrydale Rd
- Mill Ho, Mill Wood
- New Biggin
- New Laithe
- North Brow
- Northfield Rd
- Odsal Ho
- Old Hanna Wood
- Park Dam
- Park Ho
- Pit Lane
- Pollard Fm
- Pothouse
- Pye Nook
- Raw Nook
- Riding Hill Bridge
- Rockhill Lane
- St Abbs
- Sal Nook Fm
- Salt Horn
- Scales Lane
- School Fold
- Seed Fm
- Shetcliffe Hall
- Slack End
- Snake Hill
- Springfield Ho
- Sutcliffe Place
- Tanhouse Fm
- Thorncroft Rd
- Toad Holes Beck
- Toftshaw Moor Side
- Truncliffe
- Wibsey Bank
- Wibsey Slack
- Woodhouse Hill
- Woodlands
- Woodside
- Allen Croft
- Birkenshaw Bottoms
- Birk Hill Fm
- Breaks Fm
- Brown Hill Fm
- Burnt Royd
- Cawper Well
- Clough Ho
- Drub
- Field Head
- Final Royd
- Halfway Ho
- Highlands
- Kittle Point Wood
- Latham Lane
- Marsh Lane
- Mazy Brook
- Moorfield Ho
- Moor Ho
- The Wheatleys
- Birstall Smithies
- Hell Hole Wood
- Jacob's Well
- Lane Side Fm
- Moat Hill
- Monk Ings
- Moor Fields
- Muffit Lane
- Nab End
- New Hall
- Nova, Nova Beck
- Nutter Beck
- Oakwell Beck
- Oakwell Hall
- Owler Lane
- Popeley Fields
- Raikes Lane
- Raw Royd
- Ridings Hall
- Ridings Wood
- Scotland Beck
- Warren Lane
- Well Spring Wood
- Wentworth Place
- Abe Hill
- Brook House Mill
- Chairbarrows
- Field Head
- Flatts Lane
- Foldings
- The Green
- Hartshead Moor (Side)
- Hatchet Lane
- Highfield Ho
- Holly Bank
- Laithe Hall
- Oldfield, Oldfield Nook
- Peaseland Rd
- Quarry Hole
- The Royds
- St Peg Mills
- Snelsins
- Spring Field Mills, Spring Wood
- Stubs Beck
- Sugden Beck
- Sun Wire Hill
- Syke Beck
- Tanhouse
- Drake Lane
- Grey Stone Fm
- Horse Rigs
- Lumb Hall
- Moorland Ho, Moorside
- Myers Hall
- Nethertown
- Owlet Hall
- Penfield
- Pitty Close
- The Plantation
- Thick Thorn Bank
- Wasp's Nest
- Waterloose Pit
- Whiteley Wood
- Wire Hall
- Bawson Cliffe
- Birdacre
- Broad Yards
- Brook Ho
- Broom Hill
- Marsh Ho
- Moor Lane
- Nell Royd
- Nibshaw Lane
- Pit Lane
- Pollard Hall
- Quarry Mills
- Red Ho
- Richmond Grange
- Round Hill
- Royds Hill
- Scotland Wood
- Springfield Ho
- Swinley
- Walsh Houses
- Wood Nook
- Kilpin Hill
- Lower Chatts, Upper Chatts, Chatts Hill, Chatts Wood
- Clifford Ho
- Cross Ho
- Hanging Wood
- Child Lane
- The Croft
- Day Hole
- Eddercliffe
- Fairy Well
- Field Head Ho, Fieldhurst
- Filly Royd Wood
- Finching Dike
- Frost Hill
- Green Bank
- Greenfield Ho
- The Grove
- Hare Park
- Headland
- Healds Hall
- Hightown Heights
- Ings Ho
- Knowler Hill
- Lands Beck
- Liversedge Hall
- Lodge Fm
- Middle Gate
- Mill Bridge
- Miry Lane
- Moor Bottom
- Nann Ho
- Norcott
- Norris Hill, Norristhorpe
- Old Cross
- Old Hall Fm
- Owlet Hurst
- Pogg Myres
- Primrose Hill
- Pyenot Hall
- Quaker Lane
- Quarry Ho, Quarry Lane
- Rawfolds
- Sepulchre
- Sim Banks
- Smithies
- Smithy Hill
- South Field
- Spa Pump Lane
- Springfield Ho
- Spring Ho
- Stanley Ho
- Syke Fold, Syke Ho
- Tanhouse Lane
- Thorn Bush
- Toad Hole
- Trippy
- Upper Carr Mills
- War Common
- Water Gate
- Well Fold
- Wilby Fm
- Willow Ho
- Woodfield Ho
- Woodside
- Acre Wood
- Bedlam
- Black Carr
- Booth Holme Fm
- Calverley Clough
- Carr Beck
- Coney Wood
- Cross Lane End
- Daffels Wood
- Day Hole
- Dudley Hill
- Gib Stubbing
- Hill Green
- Hole Wood
- Hollin Ho
- Holme Bank, Holme Shay, Holme Wood
- Inmoor Dike
- Kit Wood
- Knowles Lane
- Lapwater Hall
- Leeming Ho
- Lousy Wood
- Low Fold
- Mill Fm
- North Wood
- Park Wood
- Raikes Hall
- Red Hill
- Shackleton Wood
- The Shrog
- Springfield Lane
- Street Ho
- Sun Wood
- Tong Beck
- Tong Hall
- Tong Lane End
- Tong Moor
- Tong Street
- Tyersall Gate
- Westfield
- Ashfield
- Balm
- Banks Royd
- Ben Ing
- Bessy Green
- Blankney Grange
- Brick Ho
- Carr Hall, Carr Ho
- Clay Ho
- Cliff Villa
- Cow Close
- Doctor Wood
- Drake Pit
- Green Market
- Griff Head
- Hedge Nook
- Highfield
- Hightrees
- Knowl
- Long Lover
- Mayfield Fm
- Mill End
- Pearson Fold
- Pickle Bridge
- Sellerdale Hall
- Shirley Manor
- Storr Hill
- Tofts
- Wood Royd
- Worthing Head Rd
- Wyke Banks
- Wyke Bottoms
- Wyke Common
- Wyke Hall
- Greenfield
- Hag Hall
- Hall Fm
- Harbour Rd
- Harold Park
- High Royds Beck
- Hill Top
- Hollowfield Beck
- Holroyd Hill
- Ingfield Ho
- Manorley Hall
- Mill Carr Hill
- Moor Side, Moor Top
- Morley Carr
- Oakroyd Hall
- Oakwell Wood
- Sunny Bank
- Swincliffe
- Thorn Hill Knowls
- Threelands
- Asker Wood
- Birstall Fields
- Brass Castle
- Brier Hall
- Church Beck, Church Lands, Church Wood
- Clough Ho
- Copley Hill
- Dark Lane
- Field Head
- Garfit Hill
- Gelderd Rd
- Griff Well
- High Field Fm
- Lark Hill
- Low Fold
- Oak Mill
- Turnsteads
- Waterfield Mill
- Wellands Lane
- West End
- Westfield Ho
- Whitcliffe Rd
- White Chapel
- Wood Royd Mill
- Adwalton Moor
- Andrew Beck
- Blind Lane
- Cockersdale
- Coneycroft
- Croft Row
- Dean Fm
- Doles Wood
- Butts Mill
- Castle Hill
- Castle Ho
- Cliffe Lane
- Croft Ho
- Crow Trees
- Ferrand Lane
- Field Ho
- Follingworth Ho
- Fusden Lane
- Gomersal Hall
- Gomersal Hill Top
- Green Bank Ho
- Grove Chapel
- High Royd
- Lands Fm
- Lane Ends
- Marsh
- Moorfield Ho
- Throstle Nest
- West Ho
- Almondroyd Ho
- The Bottoms
- Capas Heights
- Cawley Hill
- Chapel Lane
- Crab Trees
- Dale Lane
- Flush
- Heights
- High Royd
- Hollins Ho
- Ings Rd
- Joan Royd
- Longfield Mills
- Moorfield Mills
- Nunroyd
- Oldfield Lane
- Staningley
- Swashland
- Thornroyd
- Walkley Lane
- Westfield
- White Lee Side
- Cliff Hollins
- Copley Ho, Copley Springs Wood
- Fern Ho
- Hill Pits
- Hunsworth Beck, Lodge, Hill & Wood
- Kirkgate
- Merchant Fields
- Moor Ho, Moorlands
- Raikes Lane
- Steads Wood
- Tong Moor
- Aquila Ho
- Attack Well
- Balk Well
- Balm Field, Balmgate Ho
- Bay Ho
- Berry Hill
- Broomfield Mills
- Clough
- Liversedge Park Fm
- Lumb Lane