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.

Beytonsdale

Early-attested site in the Parish of Peak Forest

Historical Forms

  • Bedingdale 1306 Ass
  • Beytendale 1497 DuLa
  • Bettings Dale 1767 Burdett

Etymology

Beytonsdale (6″), Bedingdale 1306 Ass, Beytendale 1497DuLa , Bettings Dale 1767 Burdett. The evidence is slight but perhaps it is 'valley of Bēda or Bēta', v. ing 4 , dæl 1 .