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 Head (Stones)

Other OS name in the Parish of Ecclesfield

Historical Forms

  • moorish land called the Dayne 1660 Norf
  • Deanhead Stones 1817 M

Etymology

, moorish land called the Dayne 1660Norf , Deanhead Stones 1817 M , v. denu ' valley ' , hēafod , stān .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement