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.

Markdean

Early-attested site in the Parish of Guiting Power

Historical Forms

  • Markeden(e) 1327 SR 1543 LP
  • Markesdeane 1621 GR892

Etymology

Markdean (lost), Markeden (e )1327SR , 1543 LP, Markesdeane 1621GR 892. 'Boundary valley',v. mearc , denu .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement