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.

Clifford Hall

Other OS name in the Parish of Bentham

Historical Forms

  • Clifford 1677,1796 PRThn
  • Clifford als. Clifforthe 1608 FF

Etymology

, Clifford 1677, 1796 PRThn, Clifford als. Clifforthe 1608 FF , ' ford near the cliff or bank ' , v. clif , ford , presumably one across Clifford Gill .

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Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement