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.

Baldersdale

Early-attested site in the Parish of Romaldkirk

Historical Forms

Baldersdale c.1250 YD 1479 Sanct 1578 FF

Bauderdale 1577 Saxton

Etymology

'B(e)aldhere's valley' v. dæl . Balder is from OE B (e )aldhere .Cf. Balder R. 2 supra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement