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.

Laversdale

Early-attested site in the Parish of Irthington

Historical Forms

  • Levirsdale c.1170 Laner
  • Leveresdale c.1170 Laner 1399 IpmR
  • Liveredal 1222 Pat
  • Laversdale c.1270 Weth
  • Luueresdale 1278 Ass
  • Leversdale 1482 Boothby
  • Loversdale 1513 LP
  • Lyversdale, Liversdale 1485 Ipm 1589 ExchKR 1596 Border 1613 Naworth

Etymology

'Lēofhere 's valley,' v. dæl .