Gilderdale Forest
Early-attested site in the Parish of Alston
Historical Forms
- Gilderdale 1279 Ass 1292 ib
- Gyldirdale ib. (p)
- Gildersdale 1285 For 1695 Derwent
- Gilderesdale 1292 Ass
- Gilresdale ib. (p)
- Gildresdale 1332 SR
- Geldyrdale 1292 Ass
Etymology
Ekwall (DEPN) is doubtless right in taking the first element here to be ON gildri , 'trap, snare.' The second element is dalr, 'valley.'
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Bayles
- Corbygates
- High, Middle
- Crossgill and Low Crossgill
- Dryburn and Little Dryburn
- Fletchers
- Garrigill
- Bleagate
- Gossipgate
- Blagill
- Ameshaugh
- Arneshowe
- Hartside Height
- Nattrass
- High Nentsberry
- Priorsdale
- Wanwood Ho
Other OS name
- Cragshield
- Crossgill Head
- Annat Walls
- Ashgillside
- Banks
- Battle Green
- Benty Hill
- Blackburn Mill
- Black Fell
- Black Ho
- Brewery Plantation
- Bridgend Ho
- Brownleyhill Dressingfloor
- Brownside
- Butts
- Clargill
- Coatleyhill
- Cocklake
- Cowgap
- Crook
- Crosslands
- Daffenside Beacon
- The Dod
- Dodbury
- Gatefoot
- Greenends
- Greengill Hush
- Hallhill Plantation
- High Harbutlaw
- Harbut Lodge
- Hard Rigg
- Harelaw Hill
- Hayring
- Hillhouse
- Hilltop
- Hole Ho
- Holmsfoot
- Ivy Ho
- Leadgate
- Over, Mid and Low
- Linkin How
- Littlegill
- The Loaning and Loaninghead
- Long Cleugh Burn
- Lovelady Shield
- High Lovelady Shield
- Pennymoor Bogs
- High Raise
- Rake End
- Randalholm Hall
- Redgroves Hush
- High and Low Redwing
- Slaggieburn
- Snappergill
- Spency Croft
- Thatch Cleugh
- Tom Smith's Stone
- Townhead
- Townfoot
- Turnings
- Tutman's Hole
- Tynehead
- Wellgill
- Well Ho
- High Ashgill
- Dorthgill
- Fairhill
- Flat
- High and Low Force
- Forcegreen
- Foreshield
- Foulard
- Foul Loaning
- Fourdargue
- Galligill
- High Galligill
- Howburn
- Jollybeard Ho
- Low Ho
- Physichall
- High Rotherhope
- Slates Cleugh
- Windy Hall
- Ashgill
- Burnhope Seat
- Dykehead
- Grassfield
- Howgillsike
- Hudgill
- High Hundybridge
- Lowbyer
- Mark Close
- Middle Fell
- Nag's Head
- Nest
- High Nest
- Newshield
- Noonstones
- Park
- High Park
- Nether Park
- Parkin's Stones
- Pasture Ho
- Rotherhope
- Ruckcroft
- Scalebank
- Seldom Seen
- Sheepriggs
- High Shieldhill
- High and Low Sillyhall
- High, Middle and Low
- Skydes
- Alston Bridge
- Alston Ho
- Alston Moor
- Garrigill Bridge
- Nent Bridge
- Nenthall
- Nenthead
- Bruntleysike
- Dowgang Hush
- Gatehead
- Howgillrigg
- Killhope Cross and Head
- Low Houses
- Prye Ho
- Round Hill
- Snab End
- Whitehall