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Survey of English Place-Names

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Staincliffe

Early-attested site in the Parish of Gargrave

Historical Forms

  • St[a]inclif a.1208 YChvii,150

Etymology

Staincliffe (lost), St [a ]inclif a. 1208 YCh vii, 150; according to the same deed it was near Stainton infra . 'Rock cliff', v. steinn , clif .This is presumably the place from which Staincliffe Wapentake is named (1 supra ).

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site