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.

Daneway

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bisley

Historical Forms

  • Denneway 1397 Ipm 1401 Cl
  • Denwey, Denway(e) 1562,1647 FF
  • Daneway 1779 Rudder

Etymology

Daneway, Denneway 1397 Ipm, 1401 Cl, Denwey , Denway (e )1562, 1647FF , Daneway 1779 Rudder 292. 'Road through the valley' (v. denu , weg ), referring to a lane leading up a small valley on the north side of the Frome. Cf. Phonol. § 13.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement