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Birkenshaw

Birkenshaw proper noun: a village in North Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS692586).

Proper noun

Birkenshaw (countable and uncountable, plural Birkenshaws)

  1. A village in North Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS692586).
  2. A southern suburb of Larkhall, South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS7649).
  3. A village in Kirklees borough, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE203279).
  4. A surname from Old English.

Forms of Birkenshaw

pluralBirkenshaws
alternative formBirkinshaw
alternative formBurkinshaw

Origin of Birkenshaw

From Old English birċen (“birchen, made of birch”) + sċeaga (“copse, thicket, shaw”).

Questions about Birkenshaw

What does Birkenshaw mean?
Birkenshaw means a village in North Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS692586).
What part of speech is Birkenshaw?
Birkenshaw is a proper noun.

Words near Birkenshaw in the dictionary

  1. Birkelands
  2. Birkels
  3. birken
  4. Birkenhead
  5. Birkenhead drill
  6. Birkenshaw
  7. Birkenshaws
  8. Birkenstocked
  9. Birkett
  10. Birketts
  11. Birkhead

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