Clifton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Dewsbury
Historical Forms
- Clifton(e), Clyfton(e) 1086 DB e.13 Arm 13 YDxii,230 1235 DodsN 1235 FF 1297 WCR 1624 FF
- Clifton juxta Hertesheved 1329 Arm
- Clifton super Calder, Clifton (up)on Calder, Clifton (up)on Caldyr 1408 Arm 1526 FF 1581 WillY
- Clifton on Kelder 1608 FF
Etymology
'Farmstead on the steep bank', v. clif , tūn , and for the affix R. Calder in RNs. The cliff is referred to in Clif f.n. (infra ).
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Alegar Bank Wood
- Birkby Hall, Birkby Lane (Head)
- Birk Hey Wood
- Birkhouse
- Blake Law
- Cam Lane
- Cannon Hall
- Castle Hill
- Cherry Hall
- Clifton Beck
- Clifton Common
- Clifton Wood (Head)
- Clough
- Coal Pit Lane
- Coates Pit
- Cock Walk Wood
- Common End
- Doles Lane
- Flatts Pit
- Gin Pit Hill
- Green Fm
- Harefield Fm
- Harts Hole
- High Moor Lane
- Hole Bottom
- The Lees
- Whitaker Pits
- Beggerington
- Brook Shrogg
- Church Fm
- Common Bottom, Common Side
- Cross Hill Lane
- Crow Trees
- Dockentail
- Fall Fm
- Freak Field Lane
- Hartshead Hall
- Hollin Wood
- Lady Well
- Little Thorpe
- Littleworth
- Park Bottom
- Brier Hill
- Lawn Wood
- Manor Ho
- Mill Hill Lane
- Nun Bank Wood
- Nun Brook
- Oak Hill Bank
- Obelisk Grove
- Ox Pit
- Pond Fm
- Robin Hood's Grave
- Rock Hole
- Town Gate
- Walton Cross
- Woodhead Well
- Sepulchre
- Soap Ho
- Stocks
- Stubbins Plant
- Swamp Lane
- Yewtree Ho
- Brake Head
- Kirklees Hall, Kirklees Park
- Whinchat Hall
- Peep Green Lane
- Jay Ho
- Lower Hall
- Windy Bank
- School Green
- Parkin Hall