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.

Nether Wasdale

Major Settlement in the Parish of Nether Wasdale

Historical Forms

  • Netherwacedal, Netherwasdale 1338 Cl
  • Netherwashedale 1540 MinAcct 1570 ExchKR
  • Netherwasdaill 1552 CWviii

Etymology

v. Wasdale supra 390.