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.

Mackershaw

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ripon

Historical Forms

  • Makerschae 1310 Font
  • Makershawe (bosco) 1533 MinAcct
  • Makershawe leaz 1579 ib
  • Mackershawe 1580 Rent 1685 RipQS

Etymology

Mackershaw, Makerschae 1310 Font, Makershawe (bosco )1533MinAcct , Makershawe leaz 1579 ib, Mackershawe 1580Rent , 1685RipQS . 'Macker's copse', v. sceaga . The pers.n. is probably OG  Macarius , which occurs in England as Macharius (DB, LVD), cf. Forssner 180.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site