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.

Deans Place

Early-attested site in the Parish of Alfriston

Historical Forms

  • Dene t.Hy8 Add
  • Dene place 1565 DuLa
  • Dene of Alfricchestone 1355 FF
  • atte Dene 1450 SAC18,28

Etymology

Deans Place is Dene t. Hy 8Add , Dene place 1565DuLa and is to be associated with John de Dene of Alfricchestone (1355 FF) and William atte Dene (1450 SAC 18, 28). v. denu .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement