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.

Cliffe

Major Settlement in the Parish of Manfield

Historical Forms

Ileclif c.1130 SD

Ylcliue 13 Leon18d

Clive 1086 DB

Clif(f) 1234 Cl

Etymology

'Ylla's cliff' from the OE pers. n. Ylla (cf. Ilton 233supra ) and clif.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement

Manfield