Priors Dean is a hamlet in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It united with Colemore to form the civil parish of Colemore and Priors Dean in 1932. It is 1.2 miles (1.9km) west of the village of Hawkley, 4.2 miles (6.8km) north of Petersfield. Priors Dean is dominated by a Manor House, a 14th-century Gothic church and a nearly 2,000 year old tree.
The nearest railway station is Liss, 3.3 miles (5.3km) east of the hamlet.
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