Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• piscaria Dunie, monte de Dunie, Dunye 12,13 Glouc 1221 Ass c.1230,c.1240 GlR 1265 Misc 1384 Ass

• Duyne 1323 MinAcct

• gurgit' Duny, la were de Duny, Duni 1323 1402,1415 Pat 1430 MinAcct

• Dunywere, Dunymyll, Dunyhyll 1392 Ipm 1533 Glouc 1595 Comm

• super Dunam 1199 FF

• de la Dune 1248 Ass

Etymology

Duni Ho, piscaria Dunie , monte de Dunie , Dunye 12, 13 Glouc (freq ), 1221Ass (p), c. 1230, c. 1240 GlR (p), 1265 Miscet freq to 1384Ass , Duyne 1323MinAcct , gurgit ' Duny , la were de Duny , Duni 1323 ib, 1402, 1415 Pat, 1430MinAcct , Dunywere , Dunymyll , Dunyhyll 1392 Ipm, 1533 Glouc, 1595Comm . 'Water-meadow below the hill', v. dūn , ēg , the hill being Clay Hill, formerly super Dunam 1199FF (p), de la Dune 1248Ass (p). This name may have been confused with Denny Hill (202infra ), ½ mile further down the Severn, especially in references to the weir.