English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Stancliffe Hall

Early-attested site in the Parish of Darley

Historical Forms

  • Stancliue, Stanclive, Stanclyf(fe), Stanclif(f) John DbCh a.1231 RegLich c.1240 BelCh
  • Staneclif(e) in Derl' 1289,1298 Kniveton
  • Staneclyff 1424 BelCh
  • Stancliffe Hall 1575 FMS

Etymology

Stancliffe Hall, Stancliue , Stanclive , Stanclyf (fe ), Stanclif (f )John DbCh (p), a. 1231 RegLich (p), c. 1240BelCh (p)et passim , Staneclif (e ) in Derl '1289, 1298Kniveton (p), Staneclyff 1424BelCh , Stancliffe Hall 1575FMS .'Stony hill-slope', v. stān , clif , hall .