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.

Cliffe Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of South Malling Without

Historical Forms

  • la Clyve 1248 Ass
  • La Clive 1294 ADv
  • Clyf 1296 Pat
  • Clyve by Lewes 1345 Ch

Etymology

Cliffe Hill is la Clyve 1248Ass , La Clive 1294 AD v, Clyf 1296 Pat, Clyve by Lewes 1345 Ch. v. clif .