Middleshaw, Cumbria

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″N2°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 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]

See also

• Cumbria portal

• Listed buildings in Old Hutton and Holmescales

References

1. Rev. Walter W. Skeat, M.A., and J. H. Nodal (1877). English Dialect Society. p. 106. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
2. "Middleshaw Survey of English Place-Names". University of Nottingham . Retrieved 5 February 2022.