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Survey of English Place-Names

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the Cliff

Other OS name in the Parish of Alkborough

Historical Forms

  • the cliffe, the cliffe edge 1577 Terrier
  • Cliffehill 1601 ib
  • Cliffes 1624 LCS
  • Cliff End 1824 O

Etymology

, the cliffe , the cliffe edge 1577Terrier , Cliffehill 1601ib , Cliffes 1624LCS , Cliff End 1824 O , cf. clifgate Hy3(c1331) Spald ii , self - explanatory , v. clif , gata .