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.

Shaw and Shaw Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Melksham

Historical Forms

  • Schawe 1256 FF
  • Shaghe 1286 Ch
  • Shawe juxta Melksham 1379 FF
  • Shaa 1641 Recov 1652 FF
  • Shawhill 1671 Recov

Etymology

Shaw and Shaw Hill are Schawe 1256 FF, Shaghe 1286 Ch, Shawe juxta Melksham 1379FF , Shaa 1641Recov , 1652FF , Shawhill 1671Recov . 'Wood or copse,' v. sceaga .