South Cliffe
Major Settlement in the Parish of North Cave
Historical Forms
- Cliue 1086 DB
- Clif(f), Clyf(f) 1201–4 RegAlb 1259 Ass 1466 NCWills
- Sud Clif(f) early13th YD
- Suth(e) Clif(f) 1231 FF 1331 FF
- South Clif(f) 1303 KF 1523 Test
Etymology
v. clif and cf. North Cliffe infra 227.Both places are on a long steep bank at the edge of the Wolds.