Clifton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Clifton
Historical Forms
- Clifton, Clyfton 1196–1202 P 13 Wyb 1258 Pap 1279 Ass17 1291 Tax 1703 NicVisit
Etymology
'Farmstead on the cliff', v. clif , tūn , 'so called from two very remarkable cliffs above which it stands' (NB 414); these cliffs overlook the Lowther.
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
Field
- Airey Hill
- high Aynum
- Barkin
- Black acre
- Coat Garth Well
- Crumack Stone
- Gibbon Borrans
- Gobbin Stone
- Hallbank
- Holme close
- Kelbers
- Keldy Flatt
- La ( y ) man Cross
- Long Chimney
- the Longflatt
- Long Ing
- the Parson 's croft
- Pingle
- Runt acres
- Sikelands
- Thistleber
- Thulber
- Vicars Croft
- Whitelands
- William Raine
- Winder Croft
- Yannims
- Blakerflatt
- Hindhow