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 Grosvenor Dale, 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 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 Vegandale, Ontario Multiple regions Avondale (disambiguation) Lawndale (disambiguation) Rosedale (disambiguation) See also Dell (landform) Dale (disambiguation) Suffixes Place name element etymologies English suffixes de:Dale