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:

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)