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Survey of English Place-Names

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Glevehouse Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Mobberley

Historical Forms

  • Gleve House 1842 OS
  • Gleave House 1831 Bry
  • Holden-Cliff house in Mobberley 1672 Orm2

Etymology

Glevehouse Fm, Gleve House 1842 OS, Gleave House 1831 Bry, named from John Gleave of High Legh, owner of Holden -Cliff house in Mobberley 1672 Orm2, cf. (haia de ) Holdenclif c.1306 (15) JRL, Holdencliff (e )1334 ib, Holden Cliffe , Holden Cliffe Bottoms 1847TA (Sheaf1 3 23 reads Holding Cliff ), '(slope at) the hollow valley', v. hol 2 , denu , clif .