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.

Cockcliffhill Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Arnold

Historical Forms

  • Coppyd Cliffe c.1450 ForBk
  • the Copped cliffe t.Hy8 For
  • Coppie Clif 1602 ForBk
  • Cock cliffe, Cockcliffe thornes 1609 LRMB

Etymology

Cockcliffhill Fm is Coppyd Cliffe c. 1450ForBk , the Copped cliffe t. Hy 8For , Coppie Clif 1602ForBk , Cock cliffe , Cockcliffe thornes 1609LRMB . 'Rounded hill,' v. infra 116. The name is descriptive of the isolated hill here.