Clifford
Major Settlement in the Parish of Bramham
Historical Forms
- Cliford 1086 DB
- Clifford(e), Clyfford(e) 1160–80 YCh 1175–90 1200 13 1219 Fees 1221 Cur 1620 FF
- Clyfford(e) in Elmette 1298 Abbr
- Clifforth(e), Clyfforth(e) 1343 Kirkst 1457 FountB 1502 Ipm 1657 WYD
Etymology
'Ford near the steep bank', v. clif , ford . The ford crossed Carr Beck, being later known as Old Firth (84 supra ). For the affix v. Elmet 1supra .
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Wray Wood
- Black Fen
- Bramham Biggin
- Gallow Hill
- Headley Hall
- Lendrick Hills
- Oglethorpe Hall
- Old Firth
- Spen Fm & Spen Common
- Stony Gate
Other OS name
- The Bank
- Chestnut Grove
- Dam Ho
- Deep Dale
- Firgreen Beck & Firgreen Bridge
- Flint Mill
- Grange Moor
- Hatfield Bank
- Jackdaw Crag
- The Leys
- Moor End
- Mount Ho
- The Oaks
- Robin Hood's Cave
- Black Wood
- Bowcliffe Fm
- Bramham Hall
- Bramham Moor
- Bramham Park
- Camp Hill
- Carr Beck
- Dawsonfield Plant
- Farfield Ho
- Finegarth Well
- Folly
- The Four Faces
- Freedy Lane
- Gravel Pit
- Halloway Leys Wood
- Heygate Lane
- Hollin Hill Lane
- Hope Hall
- Hume's Plant
- Inglebank Wood
- Lambgarth Well
- Millthorpe Fm
- New York
- Old Wood
- Open Rakes
- Rakes Wood
- Rhodes Hill
- Shelly Quarry
- Tenter Hill
- Well Hill
- West Wood Fm
- Wilks Wood
- Windmill
- Wise Warren
- York Lane
- Clifford Moor, Cliffordmoor Fm
- Green Lane
- Helmsley Fm
- Mill Dam
- Star Fm
- Wray Wood