Whitecliff Fm
Early-attested site in the Parish of Brixton Deverill
Historical Forms
- Witeclive 1086 DB
- Whiteclive 1242 Fees
- Whiteclyve 1282 Kings
- Gretwhitclyf, Litle Whitclyff 1516 WMxxxvii
Etymology
Whitecliff Fm [witli] is Witeclive 1086 DB, Whiteclive 1242 Fees, Whiteclyve 1282Kings , Gretwhitclyf , Litle Whitclyff 1516 WM xxxvii. 'White clif or steep place.' “This place is by the common people very generally called Whitley rather than Whiteclift” (Hoare, Heytesbury 7).