Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Dean's Court or Deanery 1795 Boswell

• curiam domini Decani Wymbornie 1349 Wim

• the deanry 1593 Hutch3

• Deanes Court 1664 HTax

• collegium de Wymborne 1518 HarlRoll

• vivarium regis 1261 Cl

Etymology

Dean's Court (SZ 010997), Dean 's Court or Deanery 1795 Boswell, curiam domini Decani Wymbornie 1349Wim , the deanry 1593 Hutch3, Deanes Court 1664 HTax, formerly the residence of the dean of the College of Wimborne Minister (collegium de Wymborne 1518HarlRoll ), cf. The Deane hath a fair house 1535–43 Leland, v. Hutch3 3184, 232, VCHDo 2 107ff, The Minster infra ; belonging to The Manor of the Deanry (1774 Hutch1 276) were campus domini Decani Wymbornie 1349Wim , (le ) Denesfelde 1427HarlRoll , Deanfelde 1518ib , gardinum domini decani 1518ib , Deans Gdn 1847TA , Dean 's Mead 1593 Hutch3, Deanes Coppice e18Weld 1, v. dene , court , feld , cf. also High St. supra , Evans and The Leaze infra . The ancient Fish Pond here (6″) may be that referred to as vivarium regis 1261 Cl.