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.

Owlet Dale

Other OS name in the Parish of Ganton

Historical Forms

  • Wlflachadale 12th Bridl

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Wlflachadale 12th Bridl . v. dæl . The first element is probably a pers. name in Ulf - or Wulf - , such as OScand  Úlfliótr .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement