Middleshaw, Cumbria Explained

Country:England
Static Image Name:Middleshaw - geograph.org.uk - 142093.jpg
Static Image Caption:Middleshaw
Coordinates:54.295°N -2.684°W
Official Name:Middleshaw
Civil Parish:Old Hutton and Holmescales
Shire District:South Lakeland
Shire County:Cumbria
Region:North West England
Constituency Westminster:Westmorland and Lonsdale
Post Town:KENDAL
Postcode District:LA8
Postcode Area:LA
Dial Code:01539
Os Grid Reference:SD554890

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

Notes and References

  1. Book: English Dialect Society. Rev. Walter W. Skeat, M.A., and J. H. Nodal. 106. 5 February 2022. 1877.
  2. Web site: Middleshaw Survey of English Place-Names. University of Nottingham. 5 February 2022.