Bradshaw

Meaning

1. A former railway guide and timetable published by George Bradshaw. Publication ceased in May 1961.
2. A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SD7312).
3. To navigate by following railway lines.
4. A habitational surname from Old English derived from these places.
5. A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE0830).
6. The name of some places in Northern England.
7. A number of places in the United States:
8. A hamlet in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE0514)
9. An unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland.
10. A hamlet in Longsdon parish, Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ9455).

Etymology / origin

From Old English brād + sceaga (“thicket”), equivalent to broad + shaw.

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