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.

Cliff

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Cliffe 1582 YAS
  • Cliffe als. Shippencliffe 1616 ib
  • Cliffs 1839 Sav

Etymology

, Cliffe 1582YAS 76, 3, Cliffe als. Shippencliffe 1616 ib 5, Cliffs 1839Sav , v. scypen ' cow-shed ' , clif .

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Places in the same Parish

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