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.

Dean Ho

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Dene 1286 WCR
  • Shelf Dean 1497 HAS
  • the Deane 1624 WYD
  • Denhous 1400 YDvii
  • Deynhowse 1536 Rent
  • Deanehouse 1603 PRThn 1631 WB43

Etymology

Dean Ho, Dene 1286 WCR (p), Shelf Dean 1497 HAS 4, 246, the Deane 1624 WYD, Denhous 1400 YD vii, Deynhowse 1536 Rent, Deanehouse 1603 PRThn, 1631WB 43. v. denu 'valley', hūs .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name