Uldale
Major Settlement in the Parish of Uldale
Historical Forms
- Ulvesdal' 1216 ClR 1279 Ass
- Uluedal(e) 1228 For 1399 Cl
- Uluadale 1334 MinAcct
- Woluedale 1286 Ass
- Uvedale 1305 Pat
- Oulfsdale 1328 Pat
- Oulfdale 1329 Cl
- Ulledale 1332 SR
- Uldale 1391 FF
- Uldale al. Ulnedale 1411 Pat
- Uldaile in Bagray 1535 VE
- Uldall 1570 ExchKR
- Ulfdale 1359 Carliol
Etymology
The earliest form suggests ON Úlfs dalr, 'Ulf 's valley.' There are no means of deciding whether this, or the úlfa dalr , 'wolves' valley,' suggested by most of the later spellings, was the original form of the name.