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Middleshaw, Cumbria

Coordinates: 54°17′42″N 2°41′02″W / 54.295°N 2.684°W / 54.295; -2.684
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Middleshaw
Middleshaw
Middleshaw is located in Cumbria
Middleshaw
Middleshaw
Location within Cumbria
OS grid referenceSD554890
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townKENDAL
Postcode districtLA8
Dialling code01539
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
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UK
England
Cumbria
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

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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.