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.

Clevancy

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hilmarton

Historical Forms

  • Clive 1086 DB c.1220 Magd
  • Clif Wauncy 1231 FF
  • Clive Wancy 1232 Ch 1242 Fees
  • Clyvewancy 1249 Ass
  • Clifwancy 1255 RH
  • Clyve Wauncy 1316 FA
  • Clyve Auncy 1428 FA
  • Cleeve Ansty al. Cleeve Ancey 1726 Recov

Etymology

v. clif . Robert de Wancy held the manor c. 1220 (Magd ), Ralph de Wauncy in 1249 (Ass ). For the agglutination of the two words cf. Stogumber, Stogursey (So).