Geltsdale
Major Settlement in the Parish of Geltsdale
Historical Forms
- Geltesdale 1285 Pat 1603 Gilsland
- Valle de Gelt 1285 Laner
- Geldesdale 1292 Ass
- Geltisdale 1375 Pat
- Geltsdaill 1595 Border
- Gelsdale 1603 Gilsland
- Geltsdall 1618 Naworth
Etymology
'Valley of the river Gelt' (supra 14). v. dæl .