Scarcliffe
Major Settlement in the Parish of Scarcliffe
Historical Forms
- Scardeclif(f), Skardeclif(f), Skardecliue, Skardeclive, Skardeclyve, Skardeclyf(e) 1086 DB 1156 HarlCh 1187 WollCh late12th,c.1200 Darley 1413 DbCh
- Scartheclif(e), Skartheclif(e), Skarthecliue, Skartheclive, Skartheclyve, Skartheclyf c.1166,c.1200 Thurgarton 1235 FF 1275 RH 1290 Cl 1336 Derbyshire
- Schardecliue, Schardeclyve, Schardeclive c.1240 Dale 1280 Cl 1330 Ass
- Schartheclyve, Schartheclive 1284–6 FA 1309 Darley
- Scarclif(f)(e), Skarclif(f)(e), Skarclyf(f)(e) 1330 StLK 1345 Cor 1404 StLK
- Skarclyf(f)(e) als Skardecliffe 1576 FF
- Scarrescliffe 1329 CPG
- Scharclyf 1374 Pat
Etymology
'Steep slope with a gap', v. sceard , clif , the first element being influenced by the cognate OScand skarð. The gap is apparently a valley which cuts into the dip slope of the limestone escarpment. Cf. Scartheclif (PN Nt 277).