Swinly Dean

In the novel Crooked House, Swinly Dean is a suburb in Greater London. By the time of the events in the novel, it had become an upmarket location with three golf courses and popular as a locale for city financiers.

The wealthy businessman Aristide Leonides built his house Three Gables at Swinly Dean occupying a prime location with views overlooking the No. 1 golf course. At the time he built his house, in the early 1900s, Swinly Dean was only just becoming fashionable.

Swinly Dean is likely to be near the town of Market Basing because at one point, a character is injured and is sout to Market Basing General Hospital.

The funeral od Mr Leonides was held at St Eldred's Church.