English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Denner Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hughenden

Historical Forms

  • Denore 1241 Ass

Etymology

OE  denu-ora , 'valley-bank,' v. denu , ora . This aptly describes the position of the farm on the slopes of the valley which gives its name to Hampden lower down.

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