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.

Dorts (Dike)

Other OS name in the Parish of Ulleskelf

Historical Forms

  • Dolts Dike 1845 TA

Etymology

, Dolts Dike 1845TA , e.ModE  dolt ' a dull fellow ' as a nickname , dīc ; the spelling Dorts is an approximation to the dial . pronunciation of the name .