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.

Cliff End

Early-attested site in the Parish of Pett

Historical Forms

  • Cliveshende c.1197 Pens
  • Clyvesende 1262 FF

Etymology

Cliff End is Cliveshende c. 1197 Pens, Clyvesende 1262 FF (p).The name refers to the spot where the line of cliffs extending from Hastings ends in the marshes of Pett Level.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement