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.

Arncliffe

Early-attested site in the Parish of Gargrave

Historical Forms

  • Arneclive 1188–1216,1200–20 Furn
  • Arneclif(f) 1200–16 1329 YDv
  • Ernesclive 1200–16,1246 Furn
  • Ernesclyve 1246 FF
  • Ernesclyfe 1320 Furn

Etymology

Arncliffe (lost), Arneclive 1188–1216, 1200–20 Furn, Arneclif (f )1200– 16 ib, 1329 YD v, Ernesclive 1200–16, 1246 Furn, Ernesclyve 1246 FF, Ernesclyfe 1320 Furn. 'Eagle's cliff', v. earn , clif ; cf. Arncliffe 113infra .Associated with it is Arnsay f.n. 56 infra .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site