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Survey of English Place-Names

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Red Cliff Closes

Other OS name in the Parish of Doncaster

Historical Forms

  • Rawcliff 1475 DoncCrt
  • Redcliff Close 1843 TA

Etymology

, Rawcliff 1475DoncCrt 58, Redcliff Close 1843TA , ' red bank ' , v. rēad or rauðr , clif ( referring to the bank of the R . Don ) ; on the interchange of OE  rēad and ON  rauðr cf. Rawcliff YN 146 .