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.

Bilsdale

Major Settlement in the Parish of Helmsley

Historical Forms

  • Bildesdale, Byldesdale, Bildesdala, Byldesdala 1153–9,1180–5 Riev 1316 Vill
  • Bilsdale 1577 Saxton

Etymology

'Bild's valley' v. dæl . The first element is the ON  pers. name Bíldr as in Bildeston (Sf), Bilsthorpe (Nt) and Bilstone (Lei).

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