Westdean
Major Settlement in the Parish of Westdean
Historical Forms
- Dene 1086 DB 1287 CplM
- Wesden 1189 Ch 1335
- Wesden juxta Seford 1369 IpmR
- West(e)den(e) 1288 CplM 1291 Tax
- Wesden juxta Lytlyngton 1389 Ass
Etymology
'West' in relation to Eastdean supra 417. Distinguished from West Dean in Chichester Rape as 'West Dean orientalis ' (Lower i. 132).