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.

Clipstreet Farm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bale

Historical Forms

  • Clipestorp 1198 Cur 1202,1203,1236 FF 1209,1250 Ass 13 Walsing 1244 Binham
  • Clippestorp 1207 Abbr 1208 Cur 1228 FF
  • Clipstorp 1230 P
  • Clippethorp 1224 Cl
  • Clipesthorp 1234 FF 1280 Binham
  • Cliptorp 1250 Ass

Etymology

Clipstreet Farm, Clipestorp 1198 Cur (p), 1202, 1203, 1236 FF, 1209, 1250Ass (p), 13Walsing , 1244Binham (p), Clippestorp 1207 Abbr, 1208 Cur, 1228 FF (p), Clipstorp 1230 P, Clippethorp (p) 1224 Cl, Clipesthorp 1234 FF, 1280Binham (p), Cliptorp 1250Ass . Originally a name in þorp , the first element of which is best explained as the ON  pers.n. Klyppr , *Klippr , as suggested by Insley (268 f.).