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.

Mossdale

Early-attested site in the Parish of Aysgarth

Historical Forms

  • Mussedale 1280 YI 1283 Rich
  • Mos(e)dale 1285,1298 YI 1607 NR

Etymology

'Bog-valley.' From ON  mosi and dalr.