Little Dean Meend
Early-attested site in the Parish of Little Dean
Historical Forms
- La Munede c.1275 For
- the Mynde 1591 Deed
- Little Dean Meen 1770 Comm
Etymology
Little Dean Meend (lost), La Munede ('an assart at Parva Dene ') c. 1275For , the Mynde 1591Deed , Little Dean Meen 1770Comm .ME *munede 'waste forest-land' (Welsh mynydd ), cf. Mitcheldean Meend (218supra ). It was on the west side of the parish; a deed of 1591 (ex inf. Miss E. Scroggs) establishes its position as north of Mousell Barn (infra ) between Callamore and Littledean Hill.