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Survey of English Place-Names

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Shaw Laithe

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Schagh 1198 Fount
  • Schaw 1457 FountB

Etymology

, 1817 M , Schagh 1198Fount, Schaw 1457 FountB , v. sceaga ' copse ' , hlaða ' barn ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name