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.

Saltdean

Early-attested site in the Parish of Rottingdean

Historical Forms

  • Saltdean Gap 1740 O

Etymology

Saltdean is Saltdean Gap in 1740 (O). It runs up from the sea.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement