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

Other OS name in the Parish of Guiseley

Historical Forms

  • Dena 12 Kirkst
  • Dean(e) Moor(e) 1562 TC 1646 Stanhp
  • the Dean More 1674 PRGs

Etymology

, Dena 12 Kirkst, Dean (e ) Moor (e )1562TC, 1646Stanhp 11, the Dean More 1674 PRGs , v. denu ' valley ' , mōr , cf. Dean Grange supra .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site