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Cliff Ho

Early-attested site in the Parish of Darfield

Etymology

Cliff Ho, cf. Crinocclyf 14 Brett, v. clif . The first el. in the early spelling is a pers.n. Crinoc (recorded in LVD), which FörsterKW 175 derives from an OIr  Crínóc , a pers.n. formed from OIr  crīn 'dry, withered'; the latter has given the name Crin , which is that of a tenant TRE in YN, and another derivative Crinan , also in English usage (Feilitzen 219).