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.

Bradshaw

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Mikel Bradshagh, Mikil Bradshagh, Litil Bradshagh, Litell Bradshagh 1488,1497 Ipm
  • Bradshay 1521 WillY 1536 Rent 1575 PRHfx
  • Bradshaw(e) 1590 FF 1592 WillY 1696 YDr

Etymology

Bradshaw, Mikel Bradshagh , Mikil Bradshagh , Litil Bradshagh , Litell Bradshagh 1488, 1497 Ipm, Bradshay 1521 WillY, 1536 Rent, 1575 PRHfx, Bradshaw (e )1590 FF, 1592 WillYet freq to 1696 YDr. 'The broad copse', v. brād , sceaga , a common YW p.n.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement