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.

The Dean

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ripon

Historical Forms

  • Dene 1142–53 Font 12 Ripi c.1160,c.1210,1358 Vyner
  • Deen 1335 YDviii
  • Great & Littell deane 1540 Fount

Etymology

The Dean, Dene 1142–53 Font, 12 Rip i, c. 1160, c. 1210, 1358Vyner , Deen 1335 YD viii, Great & Littell deane 1540 Fount, cf. also Denebanc 12 Font. 'The valley', v. denu .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site