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.

Deanhill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bibury

Historical Forms

  • ofer ða dene 721–43 BCS166 11th
  • Deane heye 1575 TRMB
  • Deanhill 1840 TA

Etymology

Deanhill, ofer ða dene 721–43 (11th) BCS 166, Deane heye 1575TRMB , Deanhill 1840TA . v. denu 'valley'. The identity is not certain.