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.

Cliffe

Major Settlement in the Parish of Manfield

Historical Forms

  • Ileclif c.1130 SD
  • Ylcliue 13 Leon18d
  • Clive 1086 DB
  • Clif(f) 1234 Cl

Etymology

'Ylla's cliff' from the OE  pers. n. Ylla (cf. Ilton 233supra ) and clif.

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Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement