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.

East Dean

Major Settlement in the Parish of East Dean

Historical Forms

  • Dene, Dena 1204 P 1212–17 RBE 1220 Fees
  • Estdene 1320 FF

Etymology

Like West Dean (226infra ), a parish created out of the Forest of Dean (209supra ).

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name