Eastdean
Major Settlement in the Parish of Eastdean
Historical Forms
- Dene, Esdene 1086 DB
- Esden(a) 1189 Ch 1335 Cl 1279
- Eseden 1291 Tax
- Estde, Esteden 1279 Ass
- Estdene by Seford 1322 FF
- Estdene juxta Fryston 1389 Ass
- Estdeyn 1545 Will
Etymology
'East valley,' v. denu , distinguished from the parish of the same name in the Rape of Chichester as Eastdean orientalis .The pronunciation [dein] seems to go back to ME dane , v. Introd. xxvii.