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.

Norcliffe

Early-attested site in the Parish of Wirksworth

Historical Forms

  • Nortclif, Nortclyf c.1220 RegAnt 1398 WollCh
  • North(e)cliff(e) 1415 DuLaMB 1420 CPG
  • Rentaly 1539 CPG 1630 DuLaSC

Etymology

Norcliffe (lost), Nortclif , Nortclyf c. 1220 RegAnt, 1398WollCh , North (e )cliff (e )1415DuLaMB , 1420CPG , Norclif , Norcliff (e ) 1473 Rentaly 1539CPG , 1630DuLaSC . 'North bank', v. norð , clif .