Welldale Beck, Ho
Early-attested site in the Parish of Ebberston
Historical Forms
- Queldale 1322 NRS
- Weledale 1335 ForP
Etymology
v. hweol , dæl . The sense in which OE hweol is here used is not clear. In Wheeldale 131infra it certainly refers to the circular course which the valley takes. There are in this neighbourhood a number of dikes and the meaning of hweol may be 'circular dike' (cf. Ekwall, PN La 132, s.n. Wheelton).