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.

Dillicar

Early-attested site in the Parish of Dent

Historical Forms

  • Dylcar 1379 PT
  • Delaker 1577 Holinshed
  • Dillaker 1617,1632 PR
  • Dillaker Parke 1658 PRSed

Etymology

Dillicar, Dylcar 1379 PT (p), Delaker 1577 Holinshed, Dillaker 1617, 1632 PR, Dillaker Parke 1658 PRSed. v. dile 'dill, vetch', æcer .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement