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.

Lothersdale

Major Settlement in the Parish of Carleton

Historical Forms

  • Lodresdene 1086 DB
  • Lodderesden' 1202 FF 1314 Pat
  • Lodersden 1540 MinAcct
  • Loddersdall 1552 WillY
  • Letheresden (sic for Lotheresden) 1279-81 QW
  • Lothersden 1540 Testvi 1583 WillY
  • Lothersden als. Lothersdale 1822 Langd
  • Lothersdaill 1588 FF
  • Lothersdale 1675 PRKld

Etymology

'The beggar's valley', v. loddere , denu . The medial -th - is due to ON influence. On the replacement of denu by ON  dalr, cf. Arkendale v, 104supra , Coverdale 36infra .