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Shaw Hall, Shaw Mere

Early-attested site in the Parish of Rochdale

Historical Forms

  • Schag' 1379 PT
  • le Shagh 1388 SadD
  • Shaw Hall 1771 M
  • Shaw Mere 1822 Langd 1843 O.S.

Etymology

Shaw Hall, Shaw Mere, Schag '1379 PT (p), le Shagh 1388 SadD, Shaw Hall 1771 M, Shaw Mere 1822 Langd, 1843 O.S., v. sceaga 'copse'. This was one of the quarters or meres of Saddleworth, cf. Friar Mere supra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement