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.

Danehill

Major Settlement in the Parish of Danehill

Historical Forms

  • Denne 1279 Ass 1296 SR
  • Denhill 1437 Ct
  • Danehill al Danhill t.Geo3 FF
  • Danell t.Eliz Ct

Etymology

v. denn . All this area was formerly forest land. For the vowel v. Introd. xxvii. It should really be short.