# 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)