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

Other OS name in the Parish of Prestbury

Historical Forms

  • Dean Farm 1831 Bry
  • (le) Deyne 1519 Dav 1520 ChRR
  • Deane 1664 Sheaf

Etymology

, Dean Farm 1831 Bry, (le ) Deyne 1519Dav , 1520 ChRR, Deane 1664Sheaf , ' the valley ' , v. denu .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site