IV INTKODUCTION. 



westward, including Staindrop, Raby and Streatlani to Hin- 

 don Carrick, and then north-westward to Middle End, at the 

 upper left-hand corner of the map, having followed the 

 watershed of the Tees. and Gaunless. 



The valley of Tees, west and south of the above lines and 

 to the bottom of the map, constitutes the eastern division 

 of our district. 



On map CII. N.E. Appleby, the north boundary line 

 begins at Raven's Seat on the east, runs in a sinuous 

 direction along the watershed, first of the Wear and Tees, 

 and next of the South Tyne and the Tees, to the west side 

 of the map at Fallow Hill ; the narrow strip of country be- 

 tween this line and the south border of this map constitutes 

 the north-western part of our district. 



Of map CII. S.E., the whole of the upper half and 

 the lower and eastern fourth constitute the south-western 

 part of our district. 



From these three divisions all the Teesdale names col- 

 lected have been drawn, and from the adjacent parts of 

 "Westmorland and Weardale a few have been added. 



Under each place-name as a heading, in small capitals, 

 its derivation has been attempted, and the corresponding 

 name, whether similar or not, in other members of the same 

 linguistic family inserted ; next, the corresponding name or 

 word in members of certain other famihes of language is 

 adduced, so as, it is thought, to bring out in relief, as it 

 were, the true national status and relations of the name 

 under examination. 



Illustrations of the meaning and use of the word by means 

 of quotation and extract from the works of various authors 

 are here and there added, and it has been thought advisable 

 in some cases to allow the author quoted, when not English, 

 the use of his own language, rather than dilute it by trans- 

 lation. 



