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.

Dean Green

Early-attested site in the Parish of Alderley

Historical Forms

  • Deans Green 1841 TA
  • Dane Green 1842 OS
  • le Dene 1335 ChRR 1336 Mass

Etymology

Dean Green, Deans Green 1841TA , Dane Green 1842 OS, le Dene 1335 ChRR (p), 1336Mass et freq , '(green at) the valley', v. denu , grēne 2 .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name