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.

Dibbin's Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Deene

Historical Forms

  • Dybbyngeshirne 1324 Ch
  • Dybbynges 1538 Brudenell
  • Deepings 17th id

Etymology

Dibbin's Wood is Dybbyngeshirne 1324 Ch, Dybbynges 1538Brudenell , Deepings 17th id. 'Dibbings corner.' Dibbins is here really a plural and not a genitive form as suggested by the modern O.S. spelling. See further s. n. Britain Sale supra 156.

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Places in the same Parish

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