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 Dungeon

Other OS name in the Parish of Neston

Historical Forms

  • Backwood Dungeon 1831 Bry
  • Dept dale 1569 Sheaf320

Etymology

( local , 1923 Sheaf ) , Backwood Dungeon 1831 Bry, Dept dale 1569 Sheaf3 20 , ' the dingle ' , ' the deep valley ' , v. dongeon , dēop , dæl 1 .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site