Were Is Dene Valley?

Dene Valley is a civil parish in County Durham, England. It had a population of 2,478 at the 2011 Census.

Is Dene a wooded Valley?

In the English counties of Durham and Northumberland a dene is a steep-sided wooded valley through which a burn runs.

What does Dene mean in place names?

DEAN OR DENE. This is usually a corruption of denu, which meant a little valley. DEN. At the end of the place name is usually derived from denn, which meant pasture, usually for pigs.