Clifton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Clifton
Historical Forms
- Cliftune 944–6 BCS812 c.1250
- Cliftone, Clistone 1086 DB
- Clyfton juxta Schefford c.1350 Linc
Etymology
Self-explanatory, though the name is a good illustration of the fact that in OE place-nomenclature it does not take much to make a 'cliff.'