English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Shorne Cliff

Other OS name in the Parish of Stanton St Gabriel

Historical Forms

  • Shorn Cliffs 1811 OS

Etymology

, Shorn Cliffs 1811 OS , cf. Shorn 1840TA , the cliff below GoldenCap supra , from scoren 1 ( sb ) ' steep precipitous place ' or scoren 2 ( pa . part . ) ' sharply cut off, precipitous ' .