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.

Charman Dean

Early-attested site in the Parish of Broadwater (including Worthing)

Historical Forms

  • Charemanys 1521 Ct

Etymology

Charman Dean may be the land called Charemanys (1521Ct ), deriving from the family of Charman found in Broadwater in 1557 and 1560 (Wills).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement