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Shaw Brook, Shaw Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Ecclesfield

Historical Forms

  • Schagh 1379 PT
  • le Shaw 1417 SheffMisc
  • le Shaw Howse 1554 Hall
  • Shaw 1771 M 1841 O.S.
  • Shay Carr 1591 SheffMan
  • Shay 1817 M

Etymology

, Schagh 1379 PT (p), le Shaw 1417 SheffMisc, le Shaw Howse 1554 Hall, Shaw (Ho .) 1771 M, 1841 O.S., Shay Carr 1591 SheffMan, Shay 1817 M , v. sceaga ' a copse ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name