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.

Cunning Dale

Early-attested site in the Parish of Fairfield

Historical Forms

  • Coningesdal 1285 For
  • Coningsdale Hy8 DuLa
  • Cuningdale 1625 Rental
  • Cunningsdale 1714 DuLa

Etymology

Cunning Dale, Coningesdal 1285For , Coningsdale Hy 8DuLa , Cuningdale 1625Rental , Cunningsdale 1714DuLa . 'The king's valley', v. kunung , dalr , a Scand compound.