The Denes, North Denes, South Denes
Other OS name in the Parish of Yarmouth
Historical Forms
- Den 1100–35,1155–8,1175–86 Holme
- Denne 1281,1283,1285 YPleas 1318 Pat
- (le) Dene, Den' 1286 YD
- (The) Deanes 1668 Paston'sMap 1693 Collins
- Denes 1829 NfTour
- North Denes, South Denes 1906 OSSix-InchMap
Etymology
, Den 1100–35, 1155–8, 1175–86 Holme, Denne 1281, 1283, 1285YPleas , 1318 Pat, (le )Dene , Den '1286YD , (The ) Deanes 1668 Paston's Map, 1693Collins, Denes 1829 NfTour, North Denes , South Denes 1906 OSSix-Inch Map . OED gives dene ' a bare sandy tract by the sea , a low sand hill ' as a word of uncertain derivation , although LG düne , Fris düne , dün , Du duin ' sand-hill on the coast ' are quoted as parallels . EDD s.v. dene knows the word only from Nf and D and derives it from EFris düne , dün . In Yarmouth the term Denes refers to the open areas of sand along the seafront , especially at the northern and southern end of the town . The ContGerm word is considered to be related to OE dūn ' hill ' , an early loan from Celtic , ModE down .