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.

Ickornshaw

Early-attested site in the Parish of Kildwick

Historical Forms

  • Icorn(e)sawe 1279 Ch
  • Icorn(e)shey 1564 FF
  • Itorneshawe (sic for Icorneshawe) 1279–81 QW
  • Ickershow 1592 WillY
  • Ickornshay(e) 1613,1619 FF
  • Ickornshay(e) beck 1693 Briggse.7
  • Ickhornshaw 1629 PRKld

Etymology

Ickornshaw [ˈikənʃɔː], Ickornshaw Beck, Icorn (e )sawe 1279 Ch, Icorn (e )shey 1564 FF, Itorneshawe (sic for Icorneshawe )1279–81 QW, Ickershow 1592 WillY, Ickornshay (e )1613, 1619 FF, Ickornshay (e ) beck 1693Briggs e. 7, Ickhornshaw 1629 PRKld. 'Squirrel copse', v. íkorni , sceaga .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name