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.

Smiddales

Early-attested site in the Parish of Helmsley

Historical Forms

  • Smidhesdala c.1180 Riev

Etymology

'The smith's valley' from OE  smið and dæl.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement