The story
- Old Norse · derived fromstokkr“log, trunk”
- English todayStockdalewath
Recorded as Stokerwath in the Gaol delivery rolls, the placename derives from Old Norse stokkr (“log, trunk”) + vað (“ford”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Stockdalewath
Today it means: A small village in Dalston parish, City of Carlisle district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY3845). Full definition →
Old Norse stokkr