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, England
Airedale, England
Allendale, England
Birkdale, England
Darley Dale, England
Denby Dale, England
Derbyshire Dales, England
Eskdale, England
Glossopdale, England
Lathkill Dale, England
Langstrothdale, England
Nidderdale, England
Rochdale, England
Rossendale, England
Skelmersdale, England
Slatepit Dale, England
Teesdale, England
Two Dales, England
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
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)