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.

Stockdale

Early-attested site in the Parish of Uldale

Historical Forms

  • Stakedale in Uluedale 1292 Ass
  • Stokedale 1539 MinAcct
  • Stockdale 1703 NicVisit

Etymology

The first element may have been ON  stakkr , in the sense 'pillar of rock.' The second is dalr.