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.

Dale Town

Major Settlement in the Parish of Hawnby

Historical Forms

  • Dal 1086 DB
  • Dale 1170 Riev
  • Daile 1470 Test

Etymology

v. dæl , dalr . The simplex ON í Dale is very common in Norw place-names (cf. NG i. 12, ii. 45 et passim ).