Sharncliffe
Early-attested site in the Parish of North Nibley
Historical Forms
- Sarnecliff 1438 MinAcct
- Sarneclyff(e) 1488 FF 1492 Ipm
- Sern(e)clyff, Sern(e)cliffe 1490 ECP 1592 FF 1610 Rec
- Shernecliffe 1619 BGxli 1639 Inq
Etymology
'Filth slope', v. scearn , clif . The early initial S - for Sh - is an AN spelling, the later S - may be a dialectal change (Phonol. § 39b ).
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Ashen Plains Wood
- Bassett Court
- Binley Fm
- Bournstream
- Bowcote Wood
- Brackenbury Ditches
- Breakheart Hill
- Burleigh Court
- Burrows Court
- Bushstreet Fm
- Cockshute Firs
- Fording Brook
- Forthay
- Howley
- Hunt's Court Fm
- Innocks
- Isle of Rhe
- Kitesnest
- Laycombe Ditch
- Martin's Bridge
- Mill End
- Monkcombe Wood
- Nibley Green, Nibley Knoll
- Park Fm
- Pitt Court
- The Ridings
- Sandfield Fm
- Smart's Green
- Snitend Bridge
- Southend
- Starveall Fm
- Stumpwell Lane
- Warend
- Westridge Ho, Westridge Wood