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.

Cliffe Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • del Clyff, de Clif(fe) 1272–1327 WCR 1379 PT
  • le Clifhous 1392 MinAcct
  • Cliffhill 1658 WillS 1709 WMB

Etymology

Cliffe Hill, del Clyff , de Clif (fe )1272–1327 WCR (p) (freq ), 1379 PT (p), le Clifhous 1392MinAcct 88, Cliffhill 1658 WillS, 1709 WMB. v. clif , hyll .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement