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.

Clapdale

Early-attested site in the Parish of Clapham

Historical Forms

  • Clapedale 1190–1401 Furn
  • Clapdaile 1541 FF
  • Clapdalle 1591 1641 PRClp
  • Clapdale 1610 ib
  • Clabda(i)le 1597,1652 ib

Etymology

Clapdale, Clapedale 1190–1401 Furn (freq ), Clapdaile 1541 FF, Clapdalle 1591 ib, 1641 PRClp, Clapdale 1610 ib, Clabda (i )le 1597, 1652 ib.'Valley of a stream called Clæpe ', v. Clapham supra and dæl .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement