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.

Clifton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Severn Stoke

Historical Forms

  • Clifton 1256 Ipm
  • Clifton juxta Sauernestoke 1319 FF
  • Clifton on Severn 1633 QSR

Etymology

The cliff is a very gentle rise from about 40 ft. on the Severn to about 55 ft., a good illustration of what a clif might be in OE.

Places in the same Parish