Hatcliffe
Major Settlement in the Parish of Hatcliffe
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.