Bournes Dingle
valley · Worcestershire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Bournes Dingle likely refers to a small valley or ravine near a stream. It combines an Old English term for a stream with a word for a narrow valley.
Word origins
- Bournes
- Old EnglishAttestedstreams(from brōc "stream, brook")
- Dingle
- Old Englishnarrow valley(from dingel "narrow valley, dell")