Dale (place name element) explained

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

See also: List of Yorkshire Dales.

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)