Great and Little Clifton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Great and Little Clifton
Historical Forms
- Cliftona c.1160 Lowther
- Clifton 1210 Cur
- Cliftun' 1210 Cur
- Clifton Gamel 1212 Cur
- Kirkeclifton' c.1260 Hesley
- Parua Clifton 1278 Ass
- Alta Clifton 1284 Hesley
- Great Clifton 1300 Ipm
- Cliftonbankes c.1276 Hesley
- Cliftonbanckes c.1330 ib
Etymology
'Cliff tūn,' taking its name from the “cliff or steep precipice which hangs over Derwent at the mouth of Marron” (NB ii, 56). Alta , Kirke are Great Clifton. Clifton Gamel may be named from Gamel , the holder in 1212 (Cur).
Places in the same Parish
None