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Survey of English Place-Names

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Norcliffe Fm & Norcliffe Hall

Early-attested site in the Parish of Wilmslow

Historical Forms

  • Norheclof c.1200 Fitt
  • Northcliffe c.1200 Orm2 17
  • Northcliff 1276 Cl
  • Northclyff 1276 Ipm
  • Northclif 1260 Court
  • Northclyf 1307 Plea
  • (vill' de) Northclyve m13 Earw
  • Northclyf in Pounale 1397 Plea
  • Nord(e)clyf, Nortclyf, Nord(e)clyffe, Nortclyffe 1270 Earw 1276
  • (Le) Norclif 1276 Earw
  • Norclyf(f) 1378,1387 Plea
  • Norclyffe, Norclyffe Mylne 1612 Earw
  • Norcliff 1427 ChRR
  • Norcliffe, Norcliffe heth 1335 Fitt

Etymology

'North cliff', v. norð , clif , with hall , myln , hǣð . It is named from the steep north bank of R. Bollin.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site