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Buttershaw

suburban area

Old EnglishAI-generated

Buttershaw likely means 'the clearing where butter was made or sold' or 'the clearing by the butter market'. 'Shaw' signifies a small wood or copse.

Word origins

Butter
Old Englishbutter(from butere "butter")
shaw
Old Englishsmall wood, copse(from sceaga "small wood, copse")