Lower Dean

Lower Dean is a village located in the Borough of Bedford in Bedfordshire, England. Dean is a modernized version of the Anglo-Saxon word "denu," which means "valley."^[1]

Lower Dean
Footpath in Lower Dean
Lower Dean Location within Bedfordshire
OS grid reference	TL054689
Civil parish	Dean and Shelton
Unitary authority	Bedford
Ceremonial county	Bedfordshire
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HUNTINGDON
Postcode district	PE28
Dialling code	01234
Police	Bedfordshire
Fire	Bedfordshire and Luton
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	North East Bedfordshire
List of places UK England Bedfordshire 52.30827°N 0.45439°W / 52.30827; -0.45439

The village forms part of the Dean and Shelton civil parish (where the 2011 Census population was included), and is close to the county border with Northamptonshire and the district of Huntingdonshire in Cambridgeshire. The village is home to a population of about 200, and it is a popular tourist destination for those interested in the village's medieval past.^{[citation needed]}

Lower Dean includes a Methodist chapel built in 1846, the Manor House Farm of William Strangward, and Dean Hall, an 18th-century brick house with a tile roof and a paneled entrance hall.^[2]