Central vs Dean

Central

name
  • A former local government region in central Scotland, created in 1975 mainly from Stirlingshire, abolished in 1996 and divided into 3 council areas: Clackmannanshire, Falkirk and Stirling (which were districts within the region). 

  • An area in Hong Kong. 

  • The Central Line of the London Underground, originally known as the Central London Railway. 

Dean

name
  • A hamlet in West Down parish, North Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SS5042). 

  • A small township in the Shire of Hepburn, central Victoria, Australia. 

  • A small community in the Musquodoboit Valley, Nova Scotia, Canada. 

  • A habitational surname from Middle English from Middle English dene “valley”. 

  • A ghost town in Lander County, Nevada. 

  • A hamlet in Spelsbury parish, West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP3422). 

  • A male given name transferred from the surname or originating as an occupation derived from the title. 

  • A hamlet in Sixpenny Handley and Pentridge parish, east Dorset (OS grid ref ST9715). 

  • A hamlet in Sparsholt parish, Winchester district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU4431). 

  • An unincorporated community in Monterey County, California. 

  • A hamlet in Kentisbury parish, North Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SS6245). 

  • A title afforded to a dean. 

  • A minor city in Clay County, Texas. 

  • A hamlet in Cranmore parish, Mendip district, Somerset (OS grid ref ST6744). 

  • An unincorporated community in Appanoose County, Iowa. 

  • A hamlet in Bishop's Waltham parish, Winchester district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU5619). 

  • A township and village therein, in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. 

  • A village and civil parish in Allerdale borough, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY0725). 

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