Shawforth
English
Etymology
From Old English shaw (“wood or grove”) + ford (“ford”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃɔːfɜːrθ/
Proper noun
Shawforth (countable and uncountable, plural Shawforths)
- A village and ward in the Township of Whitworth in Rossendale borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD8818).
- A habitational surname from Old English.