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.

Silly Dale

Other OS name in the Parish of Grindlow

Historical Forms

  • le Selidale 1343 ShefBC

Etymology

, le Selidale 1343ShefBC , v. dæl 1 ; the first element is OE  (ge )sǣlig ' happy, prosperous ' .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Major Settlement