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.

Lower Denby

Major Settlement in the Parish of Penistone

Historical Forms

  • Netherden(e)by(e) 1261 YDiv 1588 FF
  • Neyther Denbye 1573 SheffCh
  • Low Denby 1822 Langd

Etymology

v. neoðera . Nether Denby is now actually called Nether End (infra ).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name