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Survey of English Place-Names

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Dane Hole

Early-attested site in the Parish of Catesby

Historical Forms

  • le Dene 1371 ADv

Etymology

Dane Hole is le Dene 1371 AD v, v. denu . There is a well- marked valley here. As there is no trace in Northamptonshire of the form dane for dene , the modern name is probably a piece of folk-history.

Places in the same Parish