Upper Coquetdale
valley · Northumberland
Old EnglishAI-generated
The name refers to the upper part of the valley of the River Coquet. The river name itself is of uncertain origin, possibly pre-English. 'Dale' is a common Old English word for a valley.
Word origins
- Upper
- Old Englishhigher, further up(from uf(e)rra "higher")
- Coquet
- UnknownRiver Coquet
- dale
- Old Englishvalley(from dæl "valley")
Historical forms
Coquetdale