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.

Deepdale

Early-attested site in the Parish of Dent

Historical Forms

  • Depedale 1433 ADv 1617 FF
  • Depedale in Dent 1610 FF
  • Depdal(l) 1593 NCWills
  • Dib(b)dale 1597 FF 1715 Dep
  • Deebdale 1612,1621 PR
  • Deepdale in Dent 1655 WillS

Etymology

Deepdale, Depedale 1433 AD v, 1617 FF, Depedale in Dent 1610 FF, Depdal (l )1593 NCWills, Dib (b )dale 1597 FF, 1715 Dep, Deebdale 1612, 1621 PR, Deepdale in Dent 1655 WillS. 'The deep valley', v. dēop , dæl . The assimilated forms Dib -, Deeb - may be noted.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement