Rockcliffe
Major Settlement in the Parish of Rockcliffe
Historical Forms
- Rodcliua 1185 P
- Rotecliue 1187 ib
- Rodecliue 1203 P
- Rothecliva 1215 ChR
- Roudecliua 1185 P
- Routh(e)clive c.1187 HolmC 1348 FF
- Roudeclive 1237 Cl
- Rudecliue 1197 P
- Radeclive 1203 Cur 1204 P
- Redeclive 1203 FF
- Rouckecliffe 1305 Ipm
- Rouclef 1332 SR
- Rouclif 1346 Cl 1350 Ipm
- Raucliff 1367 FF
- Rawclif 1482 Norfolk
- Roclyf 1535 VE
- Rokeclyffe 1540 AOMB
- Rowcliffe 1576 S
- Rokeley 1583 Border
- Rookliefe 1584 ib
- Upper, Nether Rowclife 1589 LRMB
- Rowcliffe al. Rocliffe t.Jas1 Norfolk
- Rocley 1552 Bullock
Etymology
'Red cliff,' v. rauðr , klif and cf. Rawcliff(e) (Y, four examples), (L, two examples), and Roecliffe (Y) in Lindkvist 159.