Shawforth

A village and ward in the Township of Whitworth in Rossendale borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD8818).

Proper noun

  1. A village and ward in the Township of Whitworth in Rossendale borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD8818).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

From Old English sċeaga (“wood or grove”) + ford (“ford”).

Forms

Shawforths