Blakes Dale
Early-attested site in the Parish of Warter
Historical Forms
- Blaykesdal' 12th Warter
- Blaykedale 13th ib
- Bleik 13th Selby
Etymology
Blakes Dale (6″) is Blaykesdal '12thWarter , Blaykedale 13th ib.'Bleik 's valley,' v. dæl . The OScand nickname Bleikr , OSwed Bleker , Dan Blek (DaPN 133), is found in ME as the surname of Alan Bleik 13th Selby and in several place-names, such as Blakeston (PN NbDu 24) and possibly Blake Street in York infra 283.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Arras
- Blanch
- Brig Dale
- Dearsden
- Gildersdale
- Hollows
- Keasey
- Scarndale, Scarndale Hill
- Skygates Farm
- Yeadon Farm
- Baggaby Bottom