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Bagshaw

Bagshaw proper noun: a hamlet in Chapel-en-le-Frith parish, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK078811).

Proper noun

Bagshaw (countable and uncountable, plural Bagshaws)

  1. A hamlet in Chapel-en-le-Frith parish, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK078811).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Bagshaw

pluralBagshaws

Origin of Bagshaw

From either the Old English personal name Baċġa or the unattested Old English word *bagga (“badger”) + sċeaga (“copse, thicket”).

Questions about Bagshaw

What does Bagshaw mean?
Bagshaw means a hamlet in Chapel-en-le-Frith parish, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK078811).
What part of speech is Bagshaw?
Bagshaw is a proper noun.

Words near Bagshaw in the dictionary

  1. Bagsby
  2. Bagsbys
  3. bagsed
  4. bagses
  5. bagsful
  6. Bagshaw
  7. Bagshawe
  8. Bagshaws
  9. Bagshot
  10. Bagshot North
  11. bagsie

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