English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Brigshaw

Other OS name in the Parish of Kippax

Historical Forms

  • Brigshay 1560 TestLds
  • Brigshaw(e) 1571 WillY 1665 PRKp 1611 FF
  • Bridgshaw 1604 PRKp

Etymology

, Brigshay 1560 TestLds, Brigshaw (e )1571 WillY, 1665 PRKp, 1611 FF, Bridgshaw 1604 PRKp , ' copse bythe bridge ' , v. brycg , sceaga ; the bridge was presumably one across Sheffield Beck .