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.

Particliffe Wood

Other OS name in the Parish of Tavistock and Tavistock Hamlets

Historical Forms

  • Pearteclive 1488 Rental

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Pearteclive 1488Rental . Possibly ' Pearta 's steep hillside , ' v. clif . For this pers. name v. PN BedsHu 16 s. n. Pertenhall .