Standean
Early-attested site in the Parish of Ditchling
Historical Forms
- Standen(e) 1086 DB 1448 FF
- Staunden 1228 Pat
Etymology
Standean is Standen (e )1086 DBet freq to 1448 FF, Staunden 1228 Pat. 'Stony valley,' v. denu . Allcroft (93) suggests that the valley was once conspicuous for the number of its big stones.