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Survey of English Place-Names

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Guise Cliff

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ripon

Historical Forms

  • Gisleclif c.1142 Font
  • Guiscliffe Scars 1771 M

Etymology

Guise Cliff, Gisleclif c. 1142 Font, Guiscliffe Scars 1771 M. 'Gísli's cliff' from the ON  pers.n. Gísli and clif , here referring to a craggy scarp. For loss of -l - cf. Phonol. § 55.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement