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 Lane (Drove), Deanland

Other OS name in the Parish of Sixpenny Handley

Historical Forms

  • Daine Lane 1664 HTax
  • Denland 1811 OS 1829 EnclA
  • (Long) Dean Lane Grd 1841 TA

Etymology

( 6″ ) ( 1 ″ ) , Daine Lane 1664 HTax, Denland 1811 OS, 1829EnclA , (Long ) Dean Lane Grd 1841TA , v. denu ' valley ' , lane ; a different valley to that at Dean (Fm) supra .