At the time of the Domesday Book, 1086, it was called Debenbeis or Debeis, Depebecs, Debec or Debes and located in the Hundred of Wilford.
In 1086 during the compilation of the Domesday Book, this place was referred to as Debenbeis or Debeis, Depebecs, Debec or Debes and was located within the Wilford Hundred.