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 Witchampton

Historical Forms

  • Dean Fm 1811 OS
  • Dene 1412 FA
  • graungia…voc' Deane House 1547 DLMB
  • Deane 1591 ib
  • Dean 1795 Boswell

Etymology

Dean Fm (ST 969064), Dean Fm 1811 OS, La Dene 1243 1256 ib (p), 1409 Inq aqd, Dene 1412FA , graungiavoc ' Deane House 1547DLMB , Deane 1591ib , Dean 1795 Boswell, 'the valley', v. denu , cf. Deans Leaze Ctgs & Deans Leaze Fm infra .