Middleshaw, Cumbria

Middleshaw
Middleshaw
	Middleshaw
	Middleshaw Location within Cumbria
OS grid reference	SD554890
Civil parish	Old Hutton and Holmescales;
Unitary authority	Westmorland and Furness;
Ceremonial county	Cumbria;
Region	North West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	KENDAL
Postcode district	LA8
Dialling code	01539
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Westmorland and Lonsdale;
	List of places UK England Cumbria 54°17′42″N 2°41′02″W / 54.295°N 2.684°W

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 Westmorland and Furness 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]

^ 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)
^ "Middleshaw Survey of English Place-Names". University of Nottingham. Retrieved 5 February 2022.

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