Dale (place name element)

A dale is a valley. It was commonly used in northern England and Scotland to denote an open valley as a dale, contrasted with a gill or narrow valley.

List of places

Places where dale is part of the name, but not the entire common name:

United Kingdom

England

• Ainsdale, Merseyside
• Allendale, Northumberland
• Allerdale, Cumbria
• Birkdale, Merseyside
• Coalbrookdale, Shropshire
• Derbyshire Dales
  • Darley Dale
  • Glossopdale
  • Lathkill Dale
• Eskdale, Cumbria
• Lonsdale, Lancashire and Cumbria
• Redesdale, Northumberland
• Rochdale, Greater Manchester
• Rossendale, Lancashire
• Skelmersdale, Lancashire
• Yorkshire Dales
  • Airedale
  • Denby Dale
  • Langstrothdale
  • Nidderdale
  • Ribblesdale
  • Teesdale
  • Wensleydale

Scotland

• Achrimsdale
• Allandale
• Allasdale
• Armadale, Skye
• Armadale, Sutherland
• Annandale (disambiguation)
• Arnisdale
• Attadale
• Bernisdale
• Berriedale
• Borrodale
• Bracadale
• Carradale
• Cleadale
• Clydesdale
• Cromdale
• Eorodale
• Eskdale
• Galmisdale
• Glenborrodale
• Glendale
• Grigadale
• Helmsdale
• Lauderdale
• Laxdale
• Liddesdale
• Moffatdale
• Nithsdale, Scotland
• North Erradale
• Sordale
• South Erradale
• Spinningdale
• Strath Halladale
• Suladale
• Swordale
• Talladale
• Teviotdale
• Torrisdale
• Tweeddale
• West Helmsdale
• Westerdale, Highland
• Weydale

United States

• Allendale, New Jersey
• Annandale, Virginia
• Avondale (disambiguation)
• Bardsdale, California
• Bluffdale, Utah
• Carbondale, Illinois
• Cooperdale, Ohio
• Dale City, Virginia
• Farmingdale, New York
• Faunsdale, Alabama
• Forestdale (disambiguation)
• Fultondale, Alabama
• Gardendale (disambiguation)
• Glendale (disambiguation)
• Hartsdale, New York
• Hillsdale, New Jersey
• Hillsdale, Portland, Oregon
• Hinsdale, Illinois
• Irondale (disambiguation)
• Knightdale, North Carolina
• Lauderdale (disambiguation)
• Lindale, Texas
• Mountaindale, Oregon
• North Grosvenordale, Connecticut
• Oakdale, New York
• Oildale, California
• Palmdale (disambiguation)
• Parkdale (disambiguation)
• Parksdale, California
• Pinedale (disambiguation)
• Pleasant Dale, Nebraska
• Riverdale, New York
• Robertsdale, Alabama
• Robbinsdale, Minnesota
• Rockdale, Texas
• Rosedale, New York
• Rosendale, New York
• Roslindale, Massachusetts
• Scarsdale, New York
• Scottdale, Georgia
• Scottdale, Pennsylvania
• Scottsdale, Arizona
• Silverdale, Pennsylvania
• Summerdale (disambiguation)
• Thorndale, Pennsylvania
• Urbandale, Iowa
• Weirsdale, Florida

Australia

• Evandale, Tasmania
• Scottsdale, Tasmania
• Bairnsdale, Victoria
• Forrestdale, Western Australia
• Jarrahdale, Western Australia
• Bedfordale, Western Australia
• Armadale, Western Australia
• Armidale
• Axedale, Victoria
• Strathdale, Victoria
• Kewdale, Western Australia

New Zealand

• Avondale, Auckland
• Birkdale, Auckland
• Edendale, Southland region
• Rosedale, Auckland
• Silverdale, Auckland
• Silverdale, Hamilton
• Taradale, Hawke's Bay region

Canada

• Armdale, Nova Scotia
• Coaldale, Alberta
• Cloverdale, British Columbia
• Nickeldale, Ontario
• Parkdale, Ontario
• Pinedale, Alberta
• Rexdale, Ontario
• Rosedale, Ontario
• Silverdale, British Columbia
• Thorndale, Ontario
• Tisdale, Saskatchewan
• Vegandale, Ontario

Multiple regions

• Avondale (disambiguation)
• Lawndale (disambiguation)
• Rosedale (disambiguation)

See also

• Dell (landform)
• Dale (disambiguation)

1. Dale (landform)
2. Dale
3. Strath
4. List of generic forms in place names in the British Isles
5. Fryup
6. Scottish toponymy
7. List of tautological place names
8. Rosedale, North Yorkshire
9. Jesus (name)
10. Mercury (element)
11. Amanda Owen
12. Astatine
13. Starstruck (comics)
14. Namdalen
15. Cumbrian toponymy
16. Cell (processor)
17. Period 6 element
18. Africa
19. Cumbric
20. Eskeleth