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.

Stone Cliff Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Church Lawton

Historical Forms

  • Stone Cliff Wood 1842 OS
  • Stancliues cloht 1265–72 Chest
  • Stancliff(isclouh) 1265–76 ib
  • le Stanclif 1265–91 ib

Etymology

Stone Cliff Wood, Stone Cliff Wood 1842 OS, Stancliues cloht 1265–72 Chest, Stancliff (isclouh )1265–76 ib, le Stanclif 1265–91 ib, '(dell at) the stone cliff', v. stān , clif , clōh .