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Survey of English Place-Names

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Hazleshaw

Other OS name in the Parish of Ecclesfield

Historical Forms

  • Haselhagh 1495 SheffCh
  • Haslehaugh 1510 SheffMan
  • Hazleshaw 1817 M

Etymology

, Haselhagh 1495 SheffCh, Haslehaugh 1510 SheffMan,Hazleshaw 1817 M ; the earliest forms , if not erratic , are ' hazelenclosure ' , v. hæsel , haga , replaced by sceaga ' copse ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement