Middleshaw, Cumbria

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  • South Lakeland
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  • Cumbria
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54°17′42″N 2°41′02″W / 54.295°N 2.684°W / 54.295; -2.684

Middleshaw is a hamlet on the B6254 road, near the village of Old Hutton, in the civil parish of Old Hutton and Holmescales, in the South Lakeland district, in the county of Cumbria, England. John Gough was from Middleshaw.[1]

History

The name "Middleshaw" means 'middle, sceaga', copse. Middleshaw was also known as Mid(d)leshaw(e).[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Rev. Walter W. Skeat, M.A., and J. H. Nodal (1877). English Dialect Society. p. 106. Retrieved 5 February 2022.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Middleshaw Survey of English Place-Names". University of Nottingham. Retrieved 5 February 2022.


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