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 West Down

Historical Forms

  • Dene 1216 ClR 1281 Ass 1326 Ipm 1345 FF

Etymology

is Dene 1216 ClR, 1281Ass , 1326 Ipm,1345FF , v. denu .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement