In physical geography, a dale is an open valley. The name occurs particularly frequently in the Lowlands of Scotland and in the North of England, where the term " fell" commonly refers to the mountains or hills that flank the dale. "Dale", the native English word, equates to usages in other areas such as the term " valley", a word which dates only from the Norman Conquest.
Placenames incorporating dale:
- Annandale
- Lauderdale
- Rochdale in England
- Teesdale in England
- Yorkshire Dales in England
- ClydesdaleThis article is about the former district of Scotland. For the breed of horse, see Clydesdale (breed Clydesdale District 1975-96 Clydesdale was formerly (1975-96) a local government district in the Strathclyde Region of Scotland. It was originally known a in Scotland
- Liddesdale in Scotland
- Teviotdale in Scotland
- DaleDale is a town located in Spencer County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 1,568. Geography Dale is located at 38°10'7" North, 86°59'17" West (38. 168603, -86. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a, Indiana, USA
- Dale, Pennsylvania, USA
- Dale, Wisconsin, USA
- Dale , Pembrokeshire, Wales
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