Lovedean
Lovedean, Havantcounty:
coords:
Hampshire
SU6812
otherwise: Levedene, 1350; Loveden, 1422
LOVEDEAN
'Leofa's valley'. If the first spelling is a mistake for hypothetical 'Love-' (two other 15th century mentions show 'o') possibly 'love valley', a name for a suitably secluded place. The place is at the mouth of a narrow notch in the 250 foot contour line.
