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.

Dearnsdale Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bradley

Historical Forms

  • Dearn(e)sdale 1551to1616 FF
  • Dernsdale 1605 ib
  • Darnsdale 1682 Browne 1695 Morden 1755 Bowen
  • Dearnsdale 1880 Kelly

Etymology

Dearnsdale Fm, Dearn (e )sdale 1551 to 1616 FF, Dernsdale 1605 ib, Darnsdale 1682 Browne, 1695 Morden, 1755 Bowen to Dearnsdale 1880 Kelly, perhaps 'the secret or secluded dale', v. derne , dæl 1 .