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.

Lambeth Dean

Early-attested site in the Parish of Lambeth

Historical Forms

  • Dene 1336,1348 SR
  • Lamhethedene 1436 ib
  • Lambeth cum Dene 1545 ib
  • Lambeth Denne 1603 SrWills
  • Lambeth Deane 1672 Recov
  • Dene 1332 SR

Etymology

Lambeth Dean (lost) is Dene 1336, 1348 SR, Lamhethedene 1436 ib., Lambeth cum Dene 1545 ib., Lambeth Denne 1603 SrWills, Lambeth Deane 1672Recov , and was the home of John de Dene (1332 SR). This was a separate manor, probably in the wooded south angle of the old parish, v. denu .

Places in the same Parish