COMMON-DALE, a township in the parish of
GUILSBROUGH, eastern division of the liberty of LANGBAURGH,
North riding of the county of YORK, 6 miles
(S.E.) from Guilsbrough, containing 86 inhabitants.
Common-dale is corrupted from Colman-dale, so called
from Colman, Bishop of Lindisfarne, who had a hermitage
here.