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.

Clifton Reynes

Major Settlement in the Parish of Clifton Reynes

Historical Forms

  • Clystone, Cliftone, Clistone 1086 DB
  • Clyfton Reynes 1383 Cl
  • Clifton by Olneye 1344 Ipm

Etymology

So called from its position on comparatively high ground above the Ouse, looking across to Olney.

Places in the same Parish

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