English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Caldercliffe Rd

Other OS name in the Parish of Almondbury

Historical Forms

  • Caldercliffe 1583 Ramsd
  • Caldercliffe Top 1850 TA

Etymology

, Caldercliffe 1583Ramsd , Caldercliffe Top 1850TA , unlikely to be connected with R . Calder which is 5 miles away ; it may be a compound of cald ' cold ' and ears ' buttock, rounded hill ' , with clif , but the form has been affected by the r.n .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name