Berrydale Covert
Early-attested site in the Parish of Maidwell
Historical Forms
- Burghdale 13th NthStA
- Berydale 1480 Buccleuch
Etymology
Berrydale Covert is Burghdale 13thNthStA , Berydale 1480Buccleuch . This seems to be a compound of burh and dæl or dalr , hence 'valley by or with a fortification,' but no such remains here now. Cf. Borrowdale (Cu).