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Myerscough Smithy

settlement · Lancashire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Myerscough Smithy is an Old English name, combining 'Myerscough' (likely 'Meyers' wood') with 'smithy', referring to a blacksmith's workshop.

Word origins

Myerscough
Old EnglishMeyers' wood(from Meyers "personal name or boundary marker (uncertain)", scōh "wood, copse")
Smithy
Old Englishblacksmith's workshop(from smiððe "smithy")