Bagshaw

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proper noun

A hamlet in Chapel-en-le-Frith parish, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK078811).

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Meanings

proper nounBagshaw (countable and uncountable, plural Bagshaws)

plural Bagshaws

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

Origin

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

Bagshaw. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bagshaw

MLA

“Bagshaw.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bagshaw. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bagshaw,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bagshaw.

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