Birkenshaw

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Birkenshaw

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

proper noun Birkenshaws · Birkinshaw · Burkinshaw

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

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@misc{birkenshaw_2026,
  title = {Birkenshaw},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/birkenshaw},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}