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.

Whitsundoles (Fm)

Early-attested site in the Parish of Salford

Etymology

Dr G. H. Fowler tells us that in 1595 this land was called Lott Meades , marked as in 'x lottes' or 'x doales,' and seems to have been allotted annually in ten shares to certain tenements.He suggests that possibly the allotment was made at Whitsuntide.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement