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.

Stockdale

Early-attested site in the Parish of Kendal

Historical Forms

  • Stokdale 1377 SR 1378 ADc.146
  • Stokedale 1549 FF
  • Stockdal(l) 1577 Dep 1633 et freq
  • Stockdal(l) head 1579 FF
  • Stockdale 1692 Dep

Etymology

Stockdale, Stokdale 1377SR (p), 1378AD c. 146, Stokedale 1549FF , Stockdal (l )1577Dep et freq to 1633 ib, (Stockdal (l ) head ) 1579FF , Stockdale 1692Dep . 'Tree-stump valley', v. stocc , dæl , dalr .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement