Mosedale
Major Settlement in the Parish of Mosedale
Historical Forms
- Mosedale (in Allerdale) 1285 Ipm
- Mosdale 1305 Ipm 1610 Denton
- Mosdall 1620 Naworth
- Moss(e)dale 1362 Ipm
- Mossdale 1816 Lysons
- Moysdall al. Mosedale 1568 LRMB
- Moisdaill 1580 Border
- Moosdell 1581 PR(Greystoke)
Etymology
'Valley with a moss or bog,' v. mosi , dalr .