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.

Clyfacre

Field in the Parish of Dorchester St Peter & All Saints

Historical Forms

  • Clyfacre 1342 FF
  • le Cliffe 1615 DuCo
  • Penn 1615 DuCo

Etymology

Clyfacre 1342 FF, le Cliffe als. Penn 1615(v. clif,penn1)