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.

Clifton

Major Settlement in the Parish of Clifton with Glapton

Historical Forms

  • Clitone, Cliftone, Clistone 1086 DB
  • Clifton(a) 1165 P
  • Clifton(a) juxta Notingham 1332 SR

Etymology

v. clif , tun . There is a steep slope here above the Trent.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement