Hard Dale
Early-attested site in the Parish of Hackness
Historical Forms
- Haradale 12 Whitby
- Haredale c.1265–78 ib
- Hardale 1286 ib
Etymology
These spellings have been taken to refer to the modern Harwood Dale 113infra but the site of the place, so far as can be ascertained from the bounds in the Whitby Cartulary, is here rather than at Harwood Dale, and the latter name can scarcely be a direct descendant of the above spellings. The first element is perhaps OE hara 'hare.' v. dæl .