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Survey of English Place-Names

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South Dean

Other OS name in the Parish of Bradford

Historical Forms

  • South(e)deane(s) 1596,1611 CtH 1636 WillY
  • South(e)deane Water 1725 CtH

Etymology

, South (e )deane (s )1596, 1611 CtH, 1636 WillY, South (e )deane Water 1725 CtH , ' south valley ' , v. sūð , denu , wæter ' stream ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement