Gildersdale
Early-attested site in the Parish of Warter
Historical Forms
- Gildhusdal(e), Gyldhusdal(e) 12th,13th Warter 1285 KI
- Gildhousdal(e) 1359 Ipm 1371 Pat 1415 YI
- Gildusdal(e) 1166 P 1219 Ass 1243 Fees 1281 Ch 1295 Abbr 1359 Ipm
- Gildundal' 1167 P
- Gildhouvesdal' 1293 QW
- Gildesdale 1316 NomVill
Etymology
'Valley near (or belonging to) the guild-house,' from OScand gildi -hús (Björkman, Loanwords 154) and dæl . Cf. Gildhusdale 1241 FF, a lost place in Feliskirk (NRY).
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Arras
- Blanch
- Brig Dale
- Dearsden
- Hollows
- Keasey
- Scarndale, Scarndale Hill
- Skygates Farm
- Yeadon Farm
- Baggaby Bottom
- Blakes Dale