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.

the Dale

Other OS name in the Parish of West Rasen

Historical Forms

  • ad uallem 1320 MC
  • le Dale 1337 Cl
  • the dale 1577 Terrier 17

Etymology

, ad uallem 1320MC , le Dale 1337 Cl, the dale 1577 (17) Terrier , self - explanatory , v. dæl , dalr .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement