Cliffe, formerly Long Cliff
Major Settlement in the Parish of Hemingbrough
Historical Forms
- Clive 1086 DB
- Clif(f), Clyf(f) 1195 Ch 1335 Cur 1200 NCWills 1542
- Clif(f) juxta Hemmyngburgh 1314 Dunelm
Etymology
v. clif . There is no steep declivity to which the name might refer; clif is, therefore, probably used of the bank of the river Ouse which formerly passed below the village but which is now diverted to the southwest side of Newhay. The same use of clif is suggested for Rawcliff, PN NRY 15, also on the Ouse.