Clifton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Clifton upon Dunsmore
Historical Forms
- Cliptone 1086 DB
- Clifton(a) 1169 P
- Cliffton(a) 1325 Pat
- Clifton super Donesmore 1306 Ass
- Clyfton super Dounesmore 1379 FF
Etymology
v. clif , tun . For Dunsmore v. supra 12. “Standeth upon the top of an indifferent hill…, having its name from the scituation; Cliffe , with the Saxons, signifying not only a rocky place, but any shelving ground” (Dugdale 6).