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.

Deanland

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ripe

Historical Forms

  • Denlond(e) 1339 Add 1504 Ct

Etymology

Deanland is Denlond (e )1339Add , 1504Ct , 'swine-pasture land,' v. denn . In 1444, 1445Ct there is mention also of Den (n )ehacche . The modern form Dean - is misleading.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement