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.

Cleeve, Cleeve Mill, Cleeve Lock

Early-attested site in the Parish of Goring

Etymology

Cleeve, Cleeve Mill, Cleeve Lock (both 6″) are so named 1788EnclA .This is another example of 'cliff' used of land on the bank of a river.v. clif .