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Survey of English Place-Names

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Shay Syke

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Shaw Sike 1588 Rent 1636 HAS

Etymology

, 1536 Rent , Shaw Sike 1588 Rent, 1636 HAS 21, 81 , v. sceaga ' copse ' , sīc ' stream ' , cf. Shaw Lane supra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name