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

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Dean Carr 1714 WYEnr
  • Upper & Lower Dean 1816 EnclA

Etymology

, Dean Carr 1714WYEnr 104,Upper & Lower Dean 1816EnclA , v. denu ' valley ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name