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.

Townscliff

Other OS name in the Parish of Mellor

Historical Forms

  • Townclife 1625 Rental
  • Tonecliffe 1670 Derby

Etymology

, Townclife 1625Rental ,Tonecliffe 1670Derby , v. tūn , clif .