
Wheeldale
Wheeldale
The first element is fron OE hwoel ‘a wheel’ and the valley derives its name from the fact that its course forms a large arc of a circle; hweol, dael.
The Place-Names of the North Riding of Yorkshire. A H Smith. 1928
The first element is fron OE hwoel ‘a wheel’ and the valley derives its name from the fact that its course forms a large arc of a circle; hweol, dael.
The Place-Names of the North Riding of Yorkshire. A H Smith. 1928