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.

Fountain Dale

Early-attested site in the Parish of Blidworth

Historical Forms

  • Langton Lodge 1575 Saxton
  • Langton arbor 1609 LRMB
  • Fountain Dale 1826 G

Etymology

Fountain Dale was earlier Langton Lodge 1575 Saxton, Langton arbor 1609LRMB , presumably 'long farm,' v. tun . It is first found as Fountain Dale in 1826 (G).