Priorsdale
Early-attested site in the Parish of Alston
Historical Forms
- Presdale 1280,1292 Ass 1479 Hexham
- Prysedale 1631 Derwent
- Pryorsdale 1632 ib
- Priestdale al. Pryorsdale 1699 DKRxli
Etymology
The 1699 form suggests 'Priest(s') valley,' v. dæl , with substitution of prior 's for priest 's , due to the ownership of the place by the Priory of Hexham (H i, 214). But, as Professor Ekwall argues, the first element may be the British word found in Prees (Sa) and Preese (La), Welsh pres , 'brushwood, fuel,' Cornish pres , 'meadow' (PN La 153).
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
- Gilderdale Forest
- Ameshaugh
- Arneshowe
- Hartside Height
- Nattrass
- High Nentsberry
- 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