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.

Halton Deans

Early-attested site in the Parish of Whitkirk

Historical Forms

  • dena(m) de Haleton 1170–90 Kirkst
  • Haletun dene, Haleton dene 12,13 Sawl137d
  • Haltondene 1323 MinAcct

Etymology

Halton Deans, dena (m ) de Haleton 1170–90 Kirkst, Haletun dene , Haleton dene 12, 13Sawl 137d, Haltondene 1323MinAcct , v. prec., denu 'valley'.