Alsop en le Dale
Major Settlement in the Parish of Eaton and Alsop
Historical Forms
- Elleshope 1086 DB
- Haleshoppe 1175 P
- Aleshop' 1241 RegAnt 1250 DbAxiii
- Al(e)sop(e), Al(e)sopp(e) late12th Okeover late12th WollCh John CampbCh 1243 FF 1251 Ch
- Al(e)sopp(e) in le Dale 1535 DbCh
- Al(e)sopp(e) in the Dale 1564 WollCh 1567 DuLaSC
- Alleshop(e) 1241 RegLich 1242 BurtCh
- Allsop 1563 Lanc 1601 DbAxvi 1610 Speed
- Ausop 1577 Saxton
Etymology
'Ælli's valley', v. hop 1 . For the later affix en le Dale , cf. (del ) Dale 1381BelCh (p), (de ) la Dale 1387DuLa (p), Dale 1405BelCh (p), v. en 4 , le , dæl 1 .