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Survey of English Place-Names

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Dian Ho

Early-attested site in the Parish of Dundraw

Historical Forms

  • Diendes 1207 FPD

Etymology

This would seem to be ODan  dyande , ModDan dynd , 'marsh, swamp,' found in the plural in Dyance (PN NbDu 68), earlier Diendes (1207 FPD). The ground here is well watered. Cf. Dyan Hall infra 376.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement