Dalestorth
Early-attested site in the Parish of Mansfield
Historical Forms
- Deistorh c.1179 Ch 1335
- Deisthorth(e) 1181–5 Holtzmann
- Deystorth 1306 Welbeck
- Daestorth t.Hy2 ib
- Daiestorth 1301 ib
- Dalestortyerd 1315 Ct
- Dalestorth 1335 For
- le Dalestord 1393 AddCh
- Dalestrother 1335 For
- Dalestorphe t.Ed3 Map
- Dalesforth Felid 1674 Moulton
Etymology
Professor Bruce Dickins and Professor Ekwall agree in suggesting ON deigju -storð , 'dairy-maid's brushwood,' as the source of this name, with folk-etymologising to dale-storth , v. storð .
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