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.

Cley Cleaves

Field in the Parish of Rearsby

Historical Forms

  • Cley Cleaves 1679 Terrier 1700 Terrier 1712 Terrier
  • Clay Cleaves 1709 Terrier

Etymology

Cley Cleaves 1679, 1700, 1712, Clay Cleaves 1709 (v. clǣg, clif)