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.

Kent

Other OS name in the Parish of Calverley

Historical Forms

  • Kentesclif c.1265 Calv c.1308 YDiv
  • Kentescliue c.1284 Calv

Etymology

, Kentesclif c. 1265 Calv, c. 1308 YD iv, Kentescliue c. 1284 Calv , ' Cent's bank ' , from an OE  pers.n. Cent ( a strong form of Centa ,Kaenta in LVD ) , clif .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement