English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Geltsdale

Major Settlement in the Parish of Geltsdale

Historical Forms

  • Geltesdale 1285 Pat 1603 Gilsland
  • Valle de Gelt 1285 Laner
  • Geldesdale 1292 Ass
  • Geltisdale 1375 Pat
  • Geltsdaill 1595 Border
  • Gelsdale 1603 Gilsland
  • Geltsdall 1618 Naworth

Etymology

'Valley of the river Gelt' (supra 14). v. dæl .

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