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.

Dean (Fm)

Early-attested site in the Parish of Sixpenny Handley

Historical Forms

  • la Dene, la Denn(e) 1280 Ass
  • la Denne 1280 QW
  • atte Dene 1327 SR
  • Dene 1332 SR 1340 NI
  • Deane c.1500 Eg 1618 Map

Etymology

Dean (Fm) (ST 977157), la Dene , la Denn (e )1280Ass , la Denne 1280 QW, atte Dene 1327SR (p), Dene 1332 SR (p), 1340 NI (p), Deane c. 1500Eg , 1618Map , 'the valley', v. denu , atte 'at the'. On 1811 OS, Dean is Updean , Dean Fm is Lowdean .