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.

Denshaw

Early-attested site in the Parish of Rochdale

Historical Forms

  • Deanshaw 1771 M 1822 Langd

Etymology

Denshaw, 1635 WillY, 1722 PRSad, Deanshaw 1771 M, 1822 Langd.'Copse in the valley', v. denu , sceaga .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement