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Henshaw (Wood) (La)

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Henshaw(e) 1538 MinAcct 1783 Tod

Etymology

, Henshaw (e )1538MinAcct 56,1783 Tod , ' hen copse ' , v. henn , sceaga .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name