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

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • the Shawe 1610 HAS
  • the Shaws 1706 WRD

Etymology

, 1771 M , the Shawe 1610 HAS31, 127, the Shaws 1706WRD 164 , v. sceaga ' copse ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name