Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Hadeclive 1086 DB 1226–9 Fees 1228 Welles 1231 Cl 1231 Ch 1242–43 Fees 1247 RRG 1252 Cl

• Hadecliva c.1115 LS

• Hadecliue 1204 P 1206 Ass 1206 P 1271 Ass

• Hadeclyue c.1240 IB 1284 HarlCh

• Hadeclif 1220–40 Foster 1238–41 Fees 1271 FF

• Hadeclyf 1327 SR

• Haddecliue c.1184 Templar 15 RAiv c.1200 Cl 1230

• Haddecliva 1219 Welles

• Haddeclive 1286,1289 RSu 1294 ib

• Haddeclif 1275 RH 1316 FA

• Haddeclyff' 1332 SR

• Haddeclyf 1347 Cor 1399 Pat

• Addecliue 1196 ChancR 1196 P

• Hadcliff 1309 Inqaqd

• Hadclif 1312 Pat 1364 Cl

• Hadclyve 1313 Orig 1428 FA

• Hadclyf 1437 AD

• Hadclyfe 1510 LPi

• Hadcleve 1397 Pat

• Hateclive 1328 Ipm

• Hateclife 1596 BT

• Hatecliffe 1635 ib

• Hatteclif 1364 Cl 1383,1392,1393,1397 Pat 1586,1592,1597 BT

• Hatteclyf 1374,1380,1384 Pat 1388 Fine 1427 Pat 1431 FA

• Hatteclyff(e) 1513 LPi 1560,1562,1604,1608 BT

• Hattecliff(e) 1562,1566,1586etfreqto1632 et freq

• Hatclyf 1338 Misc 1362 Ipm 1368 Orig 1368 Cl 1368 Fine 1375 Peace 1434 Pat

• Hatclyfe 1380 AASRiv

• Hatclif 1368 Ipm 1382 Cl 1576 LER 1588,1594 BT

• Hatclif alias Hadclif 1402 Pat

• Hatclife 1589 BT

• Hatclyffe 1437 Fine

• Hatclyff 1529 Willsii 1535 VEiv 1553 Pat

• Hatcliff 1526 Sub 1598,1603etpassimto1757 BT

• Hatcliffe 1600 BT 1601 Terrier 1623,1666 BT

• Hautecleue 1202 HarlCh 1202 Dugdiv

• Hakclyff 1576 Saxton

• Hakcliff 1610 Speed

Etymology

'Hadda's cliff, slope', v. clif , the first el. being the OE  pers.n. Hadda , Hædda , a well attested short form of names in Haþu -. The village itself lies in a hollow straddling Hatcliffe Beck, with fairly steeply rising ground on each side. For a discussion of the topographical meanings of clif , v. PNITL 130–36.