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.

Greendale

Other OS name in the Parish of Nether Wasdale

Historical Forms

  • Grindale 1332 SR
  • Gryndell 1570 ExchKR

Etymology

is probably Grindale 1332 SR (p), Gryndell 1570ExchKR . v. dalr .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement