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Survey of English Place-Names

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Shewbroad

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Shoebroad 1758 Watson

Etymology

, Shoebroad 1758 Watson 452 , ME  shovelbrede ' a narrowstrip of land ' ( v. scofl , brǣdu ) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name