north. Obs. Also 4 wandayle, 7 -dill. [Of obscure formation; the second element is DALE sb.2, the first element possibly WAND sb. 8 b.] A division of land (? of the breadth of a ‘wand’ or perch).
c. 1150. Charter of W. de Percy, in Whitby Chartulary (Surtees), II. 526. Totam terram meam de Midethet, a balco qui est inter vandelas demenii mei et vandelas hominum meorum.
c. 1285. Deed (Snainton near Scarborough), Ibid., I. 114, note. Unam wandaylam retro molendinum de Weldale.
1396. Chron. de Melsa (Rolls), II. 173. Concessit idem abbas … Thomæ Walrano, pro 2 solidis annuis et pro homagio, unam wandayle et unam placeam terræ in Hotona.
1479. in Hexham Priory (Surtees), II. 81. Super lez Wandales iij rodæ. Ibid. In le Wandale di. acra.
1641. Best, Farm. Bks. (Surtees), 127. Exchainged with Alse Edwards … the other of the Fower oxegange landes which lyeth next her landes in the pasture, for her wandill on the north side of the West-beckes.
