Question: The origin of the street name 'Bradshawgate'.? I understand that the origin is Danish and that the gate is from 'gata' which means street, but I do not know where the 'Bradshaw' originates from.

Answer: Bradshaw, "English: habitational name from any of the places called Bradshaw, for example in Lancashire and West Yorkshire, from Old English brad ‘broad’ + sceaga ‘thicket’."
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