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.

Debden

Major Settlement in the Parish of Debden

Historical Forms

  • Deppedanā 1086 DB
  • De(o)pedenam 1141 Mandeville
  • Depeden(e) 1227 FF 1422 ADi
  • Dependen(e) 1257 Pap 1336 Ipm
  • Dopedene 1285 Ass
  • Depden 1348 Cl 1421 Lancs
  • Debeden 1428 FA

Etymology

OE  dēopan dene (dat.), 'deep valley,' v. deop , denu .