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Murgatshaw

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Murgetshay 1648 PRHept
  • Murgetshaye 1575 YAS
  • Murgetshaw(e) 1578 Ct 1714 HAS
  • Murgateshaw 1582 HAS

Etymology

Murgatshaw, 1572FGr 3, Murgetshay 1648 PRHept, Murgetshaye 1575 YAS 99, Murgetshaw (e )1578 Ct, 1714 HAS 19, 40, Murgateshaw 1582 HAS 4, 83. 'Margaret's copse', v. sceaga , and cf. Murgatroyd 124supra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement