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.

Whitecleave

Other OS name in the Parish of Burrington

Historical Forms

  • Wyteclyve 1333 SR
  • Whyteclyff 1503 Ipm

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Wyteclyve 1333SR (p), Whyteclyff 1503 Ipm . v. clif .